subsidiary

1. N-COUNT A subsidiary or a subsidiary company is a company which is part of a larger and more important company. 子公司[商業]

WM Financial Services is a subsidiary of Washington Mutual. 華盛頓互惠銀行金融服務公司是華盛頓互惠銀行的子公司。

2. ADJ If something is subsidiary, it is less important than something else with which it is connected. 輔助的

The marketing department has always played a subsidiary role to the sales department. 營銷部一直都扮縯著銷售部的輔助角色。