accessorial
accessorial — 形容詞
- accessorialpositive
- more accessorialcomparative
- most accessorialsuperlative
1. added to a main service or product to give something extra, even though it is no
附加；額外
在基本服務之外額外增加的
added to a main service or product to give something extra, even though it is not strictly needed.
The moving company added accessorial charges for carrying the sofa up four flights of stairs.
搬家公司因為要把沙發扛上四層樓，額外收取了附加費用。
accessorial charges for an extra delivery service
Paloma paid an accessorial fee so the courier would deliver the parcel inside her shop.
Paloma 付了一筆附加費，好讓快遞把包裹送進她的店裡。
Most accessorial services, such as weekend delivery, cost more than the basic shipping rate.
大多數附加服務，例如週末配送，都比基本運費還要貴。
The warehouse listed every accessorial option, from gift wrapping to express handling, on one page.
倉庫把每一項附加選項都列在同一頁，從禮品包裝到快速處理都有。
Christopher refused the accessorial insurance because the laptop was already covered by his bank.
Christopher 拒絕了附加保險，因為那台筆電已經由他的銀行承保。
- supplementary
neutral and far more common; 'accessorial' is the technical logistics term
- additional
plainer everyday word for the same added-on idea
- ancillary
formal; stresses a supporting role rather than just extra cost
文法句型
accessorial + charge/fee/service
用法筆記
Subject is usually a billing or logistics term — it modifies nouns like charges, fees, or services that sit on top of a basic rate.
常見錯誤
2. relating to a person who helps someone else carry out a crime instead of committ
從犯；共犯
與協助他人犯罪者相關的
relating to a person who helps someone else carry out a crime instead of committing it directly.
The court explained accessorial liability to the driver who had waited outside during the robbery.
法官向那位在搶案期間在外等候的司機解釋了共犯責任。
accessorial liability for helping during a crime
Mert faced an accessorial charge for hiding the stolen paintings in his garage.
Mert 因為把贓畫藏在自家車庫，面臨一項從犯指控。
Under accessorial rules, anyone who helps plan a crime can share the blame.
依照共犯規定，任何協助策劃犯罪的人都可能要一起承擔罪責。
The lawyer argued that Naoko's accessorial role ended before the actual theft took place.
律師主張，Naoko 的從犯角色在竊案真正發生之前就已經結束。
Police treated the lookout as an accessorial party rather than the main thief.
警方把那名把風的人當成共犯，而不是主謀。
- principal
the main offender who carries out the crime, not the helper
文法句型
accessorial + liability/role/party
用法筆記
Common in criminal law; pairs almost only with liability, role, or party, and describes the helper rather than the main offender.
常見錯誤
3. playing a minor, supporting part and ranked below the main element in importance
次要；輔助
居於次要、輔助地位的
playing a minor, supporting part and ranked below the main element in importance.
In the orchestra, the triangle plays an accessorial part next to the booming drums.
在管弦樂團裡，三角鐵在轟鳴的鼓聲旁只扮演次要的角色。
accessorial part as a minor supporting role
Adaeze treated the colour scheme as accessorial, focusing first on the building's strong frame.
Adaeze 把配色視為次要，先把心力放在建築物穩固的骨架上。
The report buried the accessorial details in a footnote so the main point stayed clear.
那份報告把次要的細節藏在註腳裡，好讓重點保持清楚。
Tamás said the song's lyrics were accessorial; the melody carried the whole performance.
Tamás 說這首歌的歌詞只是輔助；旋律才撐起了整場演出。
Such accessorial tasks, like tidying the shelves, matter less than serving the waiting customers.
像整理架子這類次要的工作，遠不如接待等候的顧客來得重要。
- subordinate
stresses lower rank within a structure
- ancillary
supports a main thing; close to this sense
- minor
plain everyday word for less important
文法句型
accessorial + part/role/task
be + accessorial
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 marks something charged as an optional extra, while this sense ranks something below the main element in importance.