subsidiary

🇬🇧/səbˈsɪdiəri/ 🇺🇸/səbˈsɪdieri/📚 19648 49 2六级考研托福雅思
A subsidiary or a subsidiary company is a company which is part of a larger and more important company. 子公司

noun [具体名词]子公司,附属公司;辅助者

WM Financial Services is a subsidiary of Washington Mutual.
华盛顿互惠银行金融服务公司是华盛顿互惠银行的子公司。

adjective [原级]次要的,附属的;子公司的

The marketing department has always played a subsidiary role to the sales department.
营销部一直都扮演着销售部的辅助角色。

-sid- sid / sed = sit,表示“坐”subsidiary adj. 补助的(sub 下+sid+iary→坐在下面[帮助别 人]→补助的)
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