auxiliary
auxiliary — 形容詞
1. providing extra assistance to a person, group, or system that does the main work
輔助的
支援主要人員或團隊的次要角色
providing extra assistance to a person, group, or system that does the main work, usually in a smaller or supporting role.
The hospital trained auxiliary nurses to help the regular medical team during the flu outbreak.
醫院在流感爆發期間訓練了輔助護士，協助正規醫療團隊。
attributive: auxiliary + nurses (supporting role)
Maria works as an auxiliary teacher who supports children with reading difficulties.
Maria 擔任輔助教師，協助有閱讀困難的孩子。
auxiliary + teacher: subordinate to main staff
Auxiliary firefighters arrived from the next town to assist the main crew at the warehouse blaze.
鄰鎮的協助消防員趕到倉庫火災現場，支援主力隊伍。
The library hired auxiliary staff during the busy summer reading program.
圖書館在繁忙的暑期閱讀活動期間聘請了協助人員。
Captain Chen praised the auxiliary unit for unloading supplies on the harbor.
陳隊長稱讚輔助小隊在港口卸下物資的表現。
- supporting
more general; works in any context where 'auxiliary' sounds too formal
- supplementary
stresses 'added on top of'; less about people, more about things or services
- ancillary
very formal synonym, common in business or legal writing
文法句型
auxiliary + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively (before a noun) — say 'auxiliary staff', not 'the staff is auxiliary'. The noun it modifies usually names a job, role, or group of people.
常見錯誤
2. kept ready to operate when the main machine, power source, or system stops worki
備用的
主設備故障時啟用的備援裝置
kept ready to operate when the main machine, power source, or system stops working or cannot cope on its own.
When the storm cut the power, the hospital switched to its auxiliary generator within seconds.
暴風雨切斷電力時，醫院在幾秒內就切換到備用發電機。
auxiliary + generator: backup equipment
The yacht has an auxiliary engine for days when the wind drops completely.
這艘遊艇配有備用引擎，以備風完全停下來時使用。
auxiliary + engine: reserve equipment
Engineers fitted an auxiliary fuel tank under the wings of the small plane.
工程師在小型飛機的機翼下方裝設了備用油箱。
The data center keeps an auxiliary cooling system in case the main one fails.
資料中心備有後備冷卻系統，以防主系統故障。
Sailors switched to the auxiliary pump after seawater began entering the cargo hold.
海水開始滲入貨艙後，水手們切換到備用抽水機。
文法句型
auxiliary + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense applies to equipment, power supplies, and machines that sit idle and only run during a problem. Sense 1 applies to people who help in a supporting role on a daily basis.
常見錯誤
auxiliary — 名詞
1. a worker employed to help the main staff with simpler or supporting tasks, often
助理員
協助主要員工的支援性人員
a worker employed to help the main staff with simpler or supporting tasks, often in a hospital, school, or military setting.
Nursing auxiliaries took care of the patients' meals and washing while the nurses gave medicine.
護理助理員負責病人的飲食與盥洗，護士則負責給藥。
noun: nursing + auxiliaries (plural)
After her training course, Fadi found a job as a teaching auxiliary in a primary school.
Fadi 上完訓練課程後，在小學找到一份教學助理員的工作。
as a + auxiliary: occupational role
The clinic relies on three auxiliaries to keep the waiting room clean and the records updated.
這家診所靠三位助理員維持候診室整潔並更新病歷。
Mr. Patel started his career as a hospital auxiliary before training as a doctor.
Patel 先生在受訓成為醫生之前，曾在醫院當過助理員。
用法筆記
Often used with a noun in front to show the field of work — 'nursing auxiliary', 'dental auxiliary', 'teaching auxiliary'. On its own, the meaning is usually clear only from context.
常見錯誤
2. in grammar, a small group of verbs (for example 'be', 'have', 'do', 'will', and
助動詞
幫助主要動詞表達時態或語氣的詞
in grammar, a small group of verbs (for example 'be', 'have', 'do', 'will', and 'can') that combine with another verb to mark tense, build questions, or form negatives.
In the sentence 'She has finished her homework', 'has' is the auxiliary that shows present perfect tense.
在「She has finished her homework」這句話中，「has」是表示現在完成式的助動詞。
auxiliary + main verb: tense marker
English uses the auxiliary 'do' to make questions like 'Do you like coffee?'
英文用助動詞「do」造出像「Do you like coffee？」這樣的疑問句。
auxiliary 'do' for questions
Students often forget that the auxiliary, not the main verb, carries the negative in 'I don't know'.
學生常忘了「I don't know」的否定是落在助動詞上，而不是主要動詞。
Ms. Lin wrote 'You should drink more water' on the board to show how the modal auxiliary 'should' gives advice.
林老師在黑板上寫下「You should drink more water」，示範情態助動詞「should」如何表達建議。
- helping verb
the everyday classroom term, used with younger learners
- auxiliary verb
fuller, more formal version of the same idea
- main verb
the verb that carries the central meaning of the sentence
- lexical verb
technical term in linguistics for a non-auxiliary verb
文法句型
auxiliary + main verb
用法筆記
Often called a 'helping verb' or 'auxiliary verb' in school grammar books. The full term 'auxiliary verb' is more common than 'auxiliary' alone in this sense.
常見錯誤
3. a member of a military force from one nation who joins the armed forces of anoth
輔助兵
為他國軍隊作戰的外國士兵
a member of a military force from one nation who joins the armed forces of another nation to fight on its behalf, usually as part of an additional unit.
The Roman army hired thousands of auxiliaries from the tribes living near the empire's borders.
羅馬軍隊從帝國邊境附近的部落僱用了數千名外籍兵。
noun: hired + auxiliaries (plural usage)
Foreign auxiliaries fought beside the regular troops at the battle of the river.
外籍輔助部隊在那場河邊戰役中與正規軍並肩作戰。
foreign + auxiliaries: typical collocation
Historians believe the auxiliaries received Roman citizenship after twenty-five years of service.
歷史學家相信，這些輔助兵在服役二十五年後可獲得羅馬公民權。
The general placed his cavalry auxiliaries on the right side of the battlefield.
將軍把騎兵輔助部隊布署在戰場的右側。
- mercenary
stresses fighting for pay rather than loyalty; often disapproving
- allied troops
neutral modern term for soldiers from a partner nation
- regulars
the country's own full-time soldiers
用法筆記
Almost always plural ('auxiliaries'). Strongly associated with the Roman army and other historical contexts; modern armies usually say 'allied troops' or 'reservists' instead.