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- adjunct (n.)



[adjunct 词源字典] - 1580s, from Latin adiunctus "closely connected, joined, united" (as a noun, "a characteristic, essential attribute"), past participle of adiungere "join to" (see adjoin).[adjunct etymology, adjunct origin, 英语词源]
- adjunct (adj.)




- 1590s, from Latin adiunctus "closely connected, joined, united," past participle of adiungere "join to" (see adjoin). Adjunct professor is 1826, American English.