accessoryadj詞源 1/əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/

• 1

  Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.

  • accessory garments
  • Surprise parties succeed with the help of accessory neighbors or colleagues.
• 2

  lawAssisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.

  • Her actions were clearly accessory because they helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime.
• 3

  Present in a minor amount, and not essential.

  • accessory mineral
• 4

  biologymedicinenatural-sciencesSupernumerary and generally nonfunctional.

  • She had an accessory finger on one hand.
  • Dichotomy may, not infrequently, affect other digits; thus in fig. 61 a chick is represented with two bifid toes and partial duplicity of the left leg. Birds with these accessory parts may live and attain the adult condition.

accessorynoun詞源 2/əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/

• 1

  Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.

  • the accessories of a mobile phone
  • the aspect and accessories of a den of banditti
• 2

  fashionlifestyleAn article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.

  • One of the first of a wave of American women contemporary designers who emerged in the 1990s, she [Kate Spade] built a brand on the appeal of clothes and accessories that made shoppers smile.
• 3

  lawA person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.

  • She was an accessory to the murder because she helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime.
  • “You can be an accessory before the fact, or an accessory after the fact. It doesnʼt matter if itʼs before or after; either way youʼd be in for it.”
• 4

  artartsSomething in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.