accessory

アクセサリー、付属品

便利さや見た目をよくするために添える物。服に合わせるバッグなど。

やさしい英語で： An extra item that makes something more useful or attractive, such as a bag worn with clothes.

• Her scarf is a colourful accessory.
• I bought some accessories for my camera.
• Which accessories go with this dress?

類義語： extra, add-on

よく使う表現： fashion accessory, camera accessory, phone accessory, computer accessory

従犯、幇助者

自ら直接実行せず、他人の犯罪やその隠蔽を助ける人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who helps another person commit a crime or hide it without directly carrying it out.

• He was charged as an accessory to murder.
• She became an accessory by hiding the stolen money.
• The police questioned two suspected accessories.

使い方： accessory to something (The court found him guilty of being an accessory to robbery.); accessory after the fact (She was charged as an accessory after the fact for hiding the stolen goods.)

類義語： accomplice

よく使う表現： accessory to murder, accessory to something, accessory after something

補助的な、付属の

主なものに添えられ、助けや小さな役割を果たす。

やさしい英語で： Providing extra help or serving a smaller role alongside something more important.

• The machine includes several accessory parts.
• These accessory structures help support the main organ.
• The accessory equipment improves the camera’s performance.

類義語： additional, supplementary, secondary

反対語： primary, main

よく使う表現： accessory equipment, accessory function, accessory organ

副成分の

少量含まれ、主な成分としては必要でない。

やさしい英語で： Present in a small amount and not needed as a main part of something.

• This rock contains accessory minerals.
• The accessory crystals form only a small part of the sample.
• Zircon is an accessory mineral in some granites.

類義語： minor, nonessential

反対語： essential

よく使う表現： accessory mineral, accessory constituent, accessory component