读音

/ˈɔːxɪdʒənl/

释义

• 形容词: 辅助的，帮助的，次要的。常用来描述一个词或动词在句子中的作用，尤其是帮助构成时态、语态或语气。
  • 例如: “In English, ‘do’ is often used as an auxiliary verb to form questions and negative sentences.”
• 名词: 辅助词，助动词。在句子中与主要动词一起使用的动词，如be, have, do等。
  • 例如: “The auxiliary verb ‘is’ in ‘He is running’ indicates the present continuous tense.”

短语

• " Auxiliary verbs" 指的是那些在句子中辅助主要动词的动词。
• “Modal auxiliary” 指的是像can, could, will, would等能表达情态的助动词。

例句

• 形容词: “The role of ‘be’ in ‘She is singing’ is auxiliary.”
• 名词: “The modal auxiliary ‘should’ shows advice or recommendation in the sentence.”

同义词

• Helping verb
• Assistant verb
• Support verb