affiliate

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vt. 使紧密联系, 使附属, 接纳, 收养 vi. 发生联系, 参加

发音

UK /əˈfɪl.i.ət/
UK /əˈfɪl.i.eɪt/
US /əˈfɪl.i.ət/
US /əˈfɪl.i.eɪt/

词形变化

affiliates 复数 affiliates affiliated affiliates 三单 affiliating affiliating 现在分词 affiliated 过去式 affiliated 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.

    Our local TV channel is an affiliate of NBC.

v.
  1. 1.

    To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring

    及物
  2. 2.

    to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To fix the paternity of

    及物

    to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another

  4. 4.

    To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.

    及物
  5. 5.

    To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.

    不及物

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词源

From Medieval Latin affīliātus, the passive past participle of Late Latin adfīliō, affīliō (“to adopt as son”), from ad- + fīlius + -ō. Equivalent to Latin affīliō + -ate. Compare French affilié (noun).

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