adjunct

noun

1. a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence

2. something added to another thing but not an essential part of it

3. a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another

adj

1. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

Synonym: assistant

2. furnishing added support

e.g. an ancillary pump
an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other

Synonym: accessoryancillaryadjuvantappurtenantauxiliary

1. 附属品;辅助物
Something that is an adjunct to something larger or more important is connected with it or helps to perform the same task.

e.g. Physical therapy is an important adjunct to drug treatments...
物理疗法是戒毒治疗中的一种重要辅助性疗法。
e.g. The Party was certainly not an official adjunct of the police department.
该党派肯定不是公安部门的官方附属机构。

2. （语法中的）修饰成分
In grammar, an adjunct is a word or group of words which indicates the circumstances of an action, event, or situation. An adjunct is usually a prepositional phrase or an adverb group.

adjunct的近义词

1. 修飾語：尽管与句法学家传统所做的论元(argument)与修饰语(adjunct)的区分有相当一部分的重合,这二者并不相同. 传统的区分主要是基于诸如提取(extraction)这种有关句法配置和句法现象所作的假设. 我们的概念主要是语义的,

2. 附加語：详见下文: 英语副词的分类及其用法 英语副词是对动词、形容词、其他副词或者一个句子起描述作用,或者对其意义作进一步说明的词.英语副词根据其句法功能可分为附加语(adjunct)、联加语(conjunct)和外加语(disjunct).各类副词在句中的位置各不相同,

3. 修饰性副词：地点副词 adverb of place | 修饰性副词 adjunct | 连接性副词 conjunct

4. 附属物：adjudicator 审判者 | adjunct 附属物 | adjunct 助手