adjunct
noun /ˈædʒʌŋkt/
/ˈædʒʌŋkt/
- (grammar
) an adverb or a phrase that adds meaning to the verb in a sentence or part of a sentence语法 附加语;修饰成分 - In ‘She went home yesterday’ and ‘He ran away in a panic’, ‘yesterday’ and ‘in a panic’ are adjuncts.
在 She went home yesterday 和 He ran away in a panic 两句中,yesterday 和 in a panic 是修饰成分。
- In ‘She went home yesterday’ and ‘He ran away in a panic’, ‘yesterday’ and ‘in a panic’ are adjuncts.
- (formal) a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important
附属物;附件 - The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer.
内存扩展卡是计算机很有用的附件。
- The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer.
词源early 16th cent.: from Latin adjunctus, past participle of adjungere, from ad- ‘to’ + jungere ‘to join’.