what it means
An adjunct is a thing joined on to something that was already complete. It is built from the word for joined, and the whole meaning sits in what it is joined to: the main thing works without it. A workbook is an adjunct to a course. A side room is an adjunct to a hall. It is used of people, too — an adjunct lecturer is attached to a department without being part of its permanent staff, which tells you precisely how much weight the word carries. Notice that nothing in adjunct says unimportant. It says added, and detachable.
Un adjunct es algo unido a otra cosa que ya estaba completa. Viene de la palabra «unido», y el sentido está en aquello a lo que se une: lo principal funciona sin él. Un cuaderno es adjunct a un curso. No dice «poco importante»: dice añadido, y separable.
Um adjunct é algo ligado a outra coisa que já estava completa. Vem da palavra "unido", e o sentido está naquilo a que se liga: o principal funciona sem ele. Um caderno é adjunct de um curso. Não quer dizer "sem importância": quer dizer acrescentado, e destacável.
Un adjunct est une chose rattachée à une autre déjà complète. Le mot vient de « joint », et tout le sens tient à ce à quoi il est joint : le principal fonctionne sans lui. Un cahier est un adjunct d'un cours. Cela ne dit pas « sans importance » : cela dit ajouté, et détachable.
Adjunct adalah sesuatu yang dilekatkan pada hal yang sudah lengkap. Kata ini berasal dari "disambung", dan maknanya terletak pada apa yang ia lekati: yang utama tetap jalan tanpanya. Buku latihan adalah adjunct sebuah kursus. Ini tidak berarti "tidak penting": artinya ditambahkan, dan bisa dilepas.
Adjunct, zaten tamamlanmış bir şeye eklenmiş şeydir. Kelime "birleştirilmiş"ten gelir ve anlamın tamamı neye eklendiğindedir: ana şey onsuz da çalışır. Alıştırma kitabı bir dersin adjunct'ıdır. "Önemsiz" demek değildir; eklenmiş ve çıkarılabilir demektir.
adjunct とは、すでに完成しているものに付け足されたもののことです。語のもとは「つながれた」。意味の中心は「何につながれているか」にあります——本体はそれがなくても動くのです。問題集は講座の adjunct。「重要でない」とは言っていません。「付け足された、外せる」と言っているのです。
noun
something added on that is useful but not essential
“The workbook is an adjunct to the main course.”
adjective
attached to an organisation without full membership
“She taught for two years as an adjunct lecturer.”
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