accessory學測 L6KK [æˈksɛsɚi]/æˈksɛsɚi/
配件;附屬裝置·(服裝)飾品;配飾·(法律)從犯;幫兇
配件之外,法律上竟是共犯
She bought a new bag as an accessory for her school outfit.

她買了一個新包包,作為搭配上學穿搭的配件。

accessory 的意象是「附掛在主體旁的東西」,從手機配件、身上飾品,一路延伸到跟隨主謀犯案的共犯。

一個畫面:附掛在主體旁

手機配件耳機、行動電源掛在手機旁,增加功能
服裝配飾項鍊、帽子掛在衣服外,讓整身更完整
跟隨共犯共犯跟在主謀身邊,提供協助卻非主角

義項

手機配件C1noun配件;附屬裝置
She bought a headset as an accessory for her phone.
她買了一副耳機作為手機的配件。
a phone accessorycomputer accessories
服裝配飾C2noun(服裝)飾品;配飾
She wore a hat as an accessory to her dress.
她戴了一頂帽子,作為洋裝的配飾。
a fashion accessoryhair accessories
跟隨共犯C1noun(法律)從犯;幫兇
The police said Mike was an accessory to the robbery because he drove the car.
警方說麥克是搶案的共犯,因為是他開車的。
an accessory to the crimean accessory to the robbery

片語

fashion accessory點綴穿搭 →讓穿著更加分的配飾
camera accessories攝影周邊 →拍照時額外準備的配件
an essential accessory不可或缺 →生活中不可缺少的配件
accessory after the fact事後幫兇 →犯罪後才幫忙的共犯

你會不會這樣說?

拼字選擇:下列哪個拼法正確?(A) accessary (B) accessory

看答案

(B)

正確拼法是 accessory,兩個 c 兩個 s 都要有,別漏寫。

'Mike was an accessory to the robbery.' 這句 accessory 意思最接近?(A) 服裝配飾 (B) 共犯

看答案

(B)

此句講搶案,accessory 指法律上的共犯,不是服裝配飾。

字族

accessorize 加上配飾使更完整

順路看看

accomplice法律上更常用的共犯說法
gadget泛指新奇好用的小工具

多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

整理辦公設備
The IT team listed the USB hub as a laptop accessory.
資訊團隊將 USB 集線器列為筆記型電腦配件。
準備員工合照
For the staff photo, Mei chose a scarf as an accessory to her outfit.
為了拍攝員工合照,Mei 選了一條圍巾作為服裝配飾。

詞族

accessory noun (singular) 配件;服裝配飾・accessories noun (plural) 配件;服裝配飾(複數)

四選一

The IT assistant placed three computer ____ beside the laptops.

  • accessory
  • accessorize
  • accessories
  • accessorized
看答案

accessories

three 後的名詞片語需要複數可數名詞,因此選 accessories,computer 在此修飾配件。accessory 是單數;accessorize 是動詞原形;accessorized 是過去式或過去分詞,無法在此充當所需的複數名詞。

同義改寫

The IT team listed the USB hub as a laptop accessory. → The IT team listed the USB hub as an additional device for use with a laptop.
USB 集線器是搭配筆電使用的附加裝置,因此此處的 laptop accessory 可用完整描述改寫。
For the staff photo, Mei chose a scarf as an accessory to her outfit. → For the staff photo, Mei chose a scarf to complement her outfit.
此處圍巾作為服裝配飾,目的就是搭配整體穿著;to complement her outfit 保留此意。

延伸練習

回報這個字的錯誤