accessory

UK/әk'sesәri/US

IELTSTOEFLGREB1

Definitions

An extra item added to something for use or decoration

附件，配件；配饰

A person who helps someone commit a crime

（犯罪的）从犯，帮凶

adj.

Additional; subordinate or supplementary

附加的，辅助的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

ac-to, toward

cessgo, yield, move

-oryrelating to, having the nature of

=accessory

ac- (toward) + cess (go) + -ory = "something that comes along toward / in addition." An add-on item — or, in law, a person who 'comes along with' the crime as a helper.

Root ced still carries 90 more words

Common Collocations

1.fashion accessory时尚配饰
2.car accessories汽车配件
3.accessory to a crime犯罪从犯
4.essential accessory必备配件

Example Sentences

1.
A scarf is the perfect accessory for this outfit.
2.
He was charged as an accessory to the robbery.

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