supplemental

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数据源: ai_enrichment
补充的,追加的,指额外提供以补足或增强原有事物,常用于正式或专业语境。

用法要点

句型搭配

常作定语修饰名词,表示补充性质,如“supplemental material”(补充材料);也可作表语,但较少见。

• supplemental income
• supplemental reading
• supplemental data

介词用法

常与“to”连用,表示对某事物的补充,如“supplemental to the main report”(对主报告的补充);也可用“for”表示目的,如“supplemental for health”(用于健康的补充品)。

• supplemental to the budget
• supplemental for nutrition
• supplemental to existing rules

语域说明

多用于正式、学术或商务语境,如教育、医疗、法律等领域,日常口语中较少使用,更常用“extra”或“additional”。

• supplemental instruction
• supplemental insurance
• supplemental agreement

词性变化

主要作形容词,名词形式为“supplement”,动词形式为“supplement”,注意区分词性和用法。

• take a supplement
• supplement your diet
• supplemental funding

基础例句

I take a supplemental vitamin D pill every morning to boost my immunity.

我每天早上服用一片补充维生素D的药片来增强免疫力。

The teacher gave us supplemental reading materials to help with the difficult topic.

老师给了我们补充阅读材料,以帮助理解这个难懂的主题。

We need to buy supplemental insurance for our car trip, just in case.

我们需要为这次汽车旅行购买补充保险,以防万一。

She earns supplemental income by tutoring students on weekends.

她通过在周末辅导学生来赚取补充收入。

高级例句

The research paper includes supplemental data in the appendix for further analysis.

这篇研究论文在附录中包含了补充数据,以供进一步分析。

The company offers supplemental health coverage to employees as part of the benefits package.

公司为员工提供补充健康保险,作为福利套餐的一部分。

In legal contracts, supplemental agreements are often used to modify or clarify terms.

在法律合同中,补充协议常用于修改或澄清条款。

The university provides supplemental instruction sessions for students struggling with core courses.

大学为在核心课程上有困难的学生提供补充教学课程。

高频搭配

verb

provide supplementaloffer supplementalinclude supplementalrequire supplementaluse supplemental

adjective

supplemental materialsupplemental incomesupplemental readingsupplemental datasupplemental funding

noun

supplemental instructionsupplemental insurancesupplemental agreementsupplemental reportsupplemental benefit

adverb

purely supplementalmerely supplementalessentially supplementalhighly supplemental

preposition

supplemental tosupplemental forsupplemental withsupplemental as

phrase

supplemental security incomesupplemental nutrition assistancesupplemental educational servicessupplemental health coverage

常见错误

❌ 错误:This is a supplement material for the class.
✓ 正确:This is supplemental material for the class.

错误:误用名词“supplement”作形容词。正确:应使用形容词形式“supplemental”来修饰名词“material”,表示“补充的”。

❌ 错误:I need some supplemental to improve my English.
✓ 正确:I need some supplements to improve my English.

错误:将形容词“supplemental”误用作名词。正确:应使用名词“supplements”表示“补充物”,这里指英语学习的补充资料或课程。

近义词辨析

additional

“additional”更通用,指额外添加的,可用于各种语境;而“supplemental”强调补充以完善或增强原有事物,多用于正式或专业场景。

We need additional staff for the event. (额外人员) vs. The report has supplemental charts. (补充图表以完善报告)

extra

“extra”更口语化,指超出常规或预期的部分;而“supplemental”更正式,特指为补足缺陷或不足而提供的。

I bought extra snacks for the party. (额外零食) vs. The doctor prescribed supplemental iron. (补充铁质以改善健康)