| 释义 |
as·sist·ant
I. \-tənt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English assistant (from Middle French, present participle of assister) & assistent, from Latin assistent-, assistens, present participle of assistere
1. : giving aid or support : helpful, auxiliary
< the guilty trade and the innocent manufacture were mutually assistant in more ways than one — G.M.Trevelyan >
2. : acting as a subordinate to another : having a subordinate position or rank
< an assistant editor >
< an assistant minister >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Middle French assistant) of Middle English assistent, from Latin assistent-, assistens
1. archaic : one who is present : spectator
2.
a. : one who assists : helper
< my close associate and invaluable assistant throughout the struggle >
b. : one who acts as a subordinate to another or as an official in a subordinate capacity
< accepted a post as resident assistant in a large hospital >
< was elected assistant and was for three years the only other officer — R.G.Usher >
c. : a member usually of the lowest rank of a college or university faculty whose duties may include grading papers, supervising laboratories, or teaching classes
< was appointed assistant in English >
3. : a means of help : auxiliary
< rhyme is an assistant to memory >
4. : a substance that aids in the processing of textile fibers; especially : a substance (as sodium sulfate) added to a dyebath for helping fix the dye or mordant to the yarn or fabric, for promoting level dyeing, or for promoting exhaustion of the dyebath |