accessory

accessory
(亦作 accessory)
(pl. -ies)
  1. a thing which can be added to something else in order to make it more useful, versatile, or attractive
    附件,配件;装饰件
    a range of bathroom accessories.
    一系列盥洗室用品。
    ■a small article or item of clothing carried or worn to complement a garment or outfit
    服装搭配物,小饰品
    she wore the suit with perfectly matching accessories—hat, bag, shoes.
    她的套装与帽子、提包、鞋子的搭配堪称完美。
  2. (Law)someone who give assistance to the perpetrator of a crime without taking part in it
    (律)同谋;从犯
    she was charged as an accessory to murder.
    她被指控为谋杀案的同谋。
adjective
  1. (chiefly technical)contributing to or aiding an activity or process in a minor way; subsidiary or supplementary
    (主 技)辅助的;附属的;补充的
    functionally the maxillae are a pair of accessory jaws.
    从功能上看,上颌骨是一对辅助颌。
常用词组
accessory before (或 after) the fact
  1. (Law, dated)a person who incites or assists someone to commit an arrestable offence (or knowingly aids someone who has committed such an offence)
    (律 旧)(怂恿或协助犯罪或故意帮助犯罪人的)事前(或事后)从犯
派生
accessorial
adjective
  1. (chiefly Law)
    (主律)
语源
  1. late Middle English : from medieval Latin accessorius 'additional thing', from Latin access- 'increased', from the verb accedere (see accede)
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