ap·pend·age /əˈpɛndɪʤ/
附加物,附屬肢體
ap·pend·age /əˈpɛndɪʤ/ 名詞
(拉appendix,appendicula)附屬物,附肢,附屬絲
appendage
附件
appendage
附件
Ap·pend·age, n.
1. Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house.
Modesty is the appendage of sobriety. --Jer. Taylor.
2. Biol. A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates.
Antennæ and other appendages used for feeling. --Carpenter.
Syn: -- Addition; adjunct; concomitant.
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appendage
n 1: an external body part that projects from the body; "it is
important to keep the extremities warm" [syn: extremity,
member]
2: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an
organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" [syn: process,
outgrowth]
3: a part that is joined to something larger