accessory
noun /əkˈsesəri/
/əkˈsesəri/
(plural accessories)
- [usually plural] an extra piece of equipment that is useful but not essential or that can be added to something else as a decoration
附件;配件;附属物 - We stock a large range of bicycle accessories.
我们库存了各类自行车配件。 - Our catalogue now includes a range of furnishings and accessories for the home.
我们的目录现在包括一系列家居用品和附件。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- essential
- must-have
- optional
- …
- We stock a large range of bicycle accessories.
- [usually plural] a thing that you can wear or carry that matches your clothes, for example a belt or a bag
(衣服的)配饰 - fashion accessories to dress up your wardrobe
装扮你衣柜的时尚配饰
Topics Shoppingc1, Clothes and Fashionc1- Why not invest in some fashion accessories to dress up your wardrobe?
为什么不花点钱买些时装配饰来搭配你的衣服呢? - This silk scarf is the perfect accessory for stylish summer evenings.
这条丝巾是时尚夏夜的理想配饰。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- essential
- must-have
- optional
- …
- fashion accessories to dress up your wardrobe
- accessory (to something) (law
) a person who helps somebody to commit a crime or who knows about it and protects the person from the police法律 同谋;从犯;帮凶 - He was charged with being an accessory to murder.
他被控为谋杀罪的从犯。 - (old-fashioned) an accessory before/after the fact (= before/after the crime was committed)
事前/事后从犯
Collocations Dictionarypreposition- accessory to
- an accessory before/after the fact
- He was charged with being an accessory to murder.
词源late Middle English: from medieval Latin accessorius ‘additional thing’, from Latin access- ‘increased’, from the verb accedere, from ad- ‘to’ + cedere ‘give way, yield’.