ancillary

形容词 ancillary:

1. furnishing added support
   同义词：accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary, subsidiary

1. Ancillary items of equipment or dress.
   装备，配备装备或服饰的附属物

an.cil.lar.y

adj.（形容词）
Subordinate:
从属的：
例句：
.For Degas, sculpture was never more than ancillary to his painting.(Herbert Read)
.对于德加来说，雕刻不过是从属于绘画的一门艺术.(赫伯特·里德)

Auxiliary; helping:
辅助的；补充的：
例句：
an ancillary pump.
辅助泵

n.（名词）
【复数】 an.cil.lar.ies
Something, such as a workbook, that is subordinate to something else, such as a textbook.
附属物：从属于其它东西的物品，如参考书属于教材
Archaic A servant.
【古语】 仆人

来源：
From Latin ancilla [maidservant] [feminine diminutive of] anculus [servant] * see k wel-
源自 拉丁语 ancilla [女仆] [] anculus的阴性词小后缀 [仆人] *参见 k wel-