subsidiary

子会社

別の、より大きな会社に所有されている会社。

やさしい英語で： A company that belongs to another, larger company.

• The group owns three subsidiaries.
• Their French subsidiary makes car parts.
• The company sold its overseas subsidiary last year.

使い方： a subsidiary of something (This firm is a subsidiary of a large bank.)

類義語： daughter company

反対語： parent company

よく使う表現： foreign subsidiary, subsidiary of something

副次的な、従属的な

関係する別のものより重要度や位置づけが低い。

やさしい英語で： Less important or lower in rank than something else it is connected to.

• Cost is a subsidiary issue here.
• The smaller business has a subsidiary role.
• All other aims are subsidiary to public safety.

使い方： subsidiary to something (These concerns are subsidiary to the main question.)

類義語： secondary, subordinate

反対語： primary, principal

よく使う表現： subsidiary role, subsidiary company, subsidiary stream

補助的な

すでにあるものを助けたり補ったりする。

やさしい英語で： Providing extra help or adding to something that already exists.

• The office provides subsidiary services.
• Subsidiary funds helped complete the project.
• These notes supply subsidiary material for the course.

類義語： supplementary, auxiliary, additional

よく使う表現： subsidiary services, subsidiary support