sub·sid·i·ar·y
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).
我辅修历史。
- subsidiary information
- (of a business company) owned or controlled by another company
Topics Businessc2附属的;隶属的
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘serving to help or supplement’): from Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium ‘support, assistance’.