affiliate

affiliate
verb
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be affiliated to/with)officially attach or connect (a subsidiary group or a person) to an organization[as adj affiliated]
    (一般作 be affiliated to/with)使(下属集团,个人)隶属,加入
    a non-political union, not affiliated to any party.
    一非政治联盟,不隶属于任何党派。
    ■(of an organization) admit as a member
    (组织)接纳…为成员
    the main party agreed to affiliate four Conservative associations.
    主流党同意接纳四个保守协会。
    ■[no obj.]officially join or become attached to an organization
    (正式)加入,隶属(于一组织)
    almost all students affiliate to the Students' Union.
    几乎所有的学生都加入了学生会。
noun
  1. a person or organization officially attached to a larger body
    隶属成员,会员;分支机构
派生
affiliative
adjective
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: from medieval Latin affiliat- 'adopted as a son', from the verb affiliare, from ad- 'towards' + filius 'son'
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