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[商业]

WM Financial Services is a subsidiary of Washington Mutual. 华盛顿互惠银行金融服务公司是华盛顿互惠银行的子公司。

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

The marketing department has always played a subsidiary role to the sales department. 营销部一直都扮演着销售部的辅助角色。