🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

附属机构

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fùshǔ jīgòu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Affiliate/əˈfɪl.i.eɪt/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这家电视台是该网络的附属机构。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    A person or organization officially attached to a larger body.

    "The local store is an affiliate of a major national chain."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin root 'affiliatus', the past participle of 'affiliare', meaning to adopt as a son, from the prefix ad- (to) plus filius (son) and filia (daughter). Over time, the term shifted from familial adoption to institutional association and commercial partnerships in modern economic contexts.

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