subsidiary
adjective /səbˈsɪdiəri/
/səbˈsɪdieri/
- subsidiary (to something) connected with something but less important than it
synonym additional辅助的;附带的;次要的 - subsidiary information
辅助资料 - a subsidiary matter
附带问题 - (British English) I'm taking history as a subsidiary subject (= one that is not studied in as great depth as a main subject).
我把历史课作为辅修科目。
- subsidiary information
- (of a business company
) owned or controlled by another company公司 Topics Businessc2附属的;隶属的
词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘serving to help or supplement’): from Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium ‘support, assistance’.