| 单词 | appurtenant |
| 释义 | appurtenant (once / 124414 pages) adj Something that is appurtenant helps or supports something else. Good physical health is appurtenant to mental well-being. The adjective appurtenant sounds similar to pertinent, and you can use the two words in the same way, to show that something relates or belongs to something else. Appurtenant shows up a lot in scholarly writing, in situations like a building addition that fits, or is appurtenant to the original structure, or a legal decision about whether a claim of discrimination is appurtenant to a particular law. WORD FAMILYappertain: appertained, appertaining, appertains, appurtenance, appurtenant+/appurtenance: appurtenances USAGE EXAMPLESThe second was the peril to the Chinese polity, the danger that China might become politically appurtenant to some foreign power of group of powers. Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony, The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-...(2012) That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant. Webster, Noah, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary(2012) Common appurtenant on the other hand is against common right, becoming appurtenant to land either by long user or by grant express or implied. Vinogradoff, Paul, Villainage in England—Essays in Eng...(2012) adj furnishing added support Syn accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, auxiliary supportive furnishing support or assistance |
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