- [usually plural]
an extra piece of equipment that is useful but not essential or that can be added to something else as a decoration 附件;配件;附属物 We stock a large range of bicycle accessories. 我们库存了各类自行车配件。 Our catalogue now includes a range of furnishings and accessories for the home. 我们的目录现在包括一系列家居用品和附件。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- essential
- must-have
- optional
- …
- [usually plural]
a thing that you can wear or carry that matches your clothes, for example a belt or a bag (衣服的)配饰 fashion accessories to dress up your wardrobe 装扮你衣柜的时尚配饰
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingc1, Clothes and Fashionc1Why not invest in some fashion accessories to dress up your wardrobe? 为什么不花点钱买些时装配饰来搭配你的衣服呢? This silk scarf is the perfect accessory for stylish summer evenings. 这条丝巾是时尚夏夜的理想配饰。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- essential
- must-have
- optional
- …
- accessory (to something) (
law )法律 a person who helps somebody to commit a crime or who knows about it and protects the person from the police 同谋;从犯;帮凶 He was charged with being an accessory to murder. 他被控为谋杀罪的从犯。 - (old-fashioned)
an accessory before/after the fact (= before/after the crime was committed) 事前/事后从犯
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- accessory to
- an accessory before/after the fact
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin accessorius ‘additional thing’, from Latin access- ‘increased’, from the verb accedere, from ad- ‘to’ + cedere ‘give way, yield’.