supplement

1. sup 在下边补过去.

supplement 补充，补编，增补，增刊

来自 supply,补充，供应，-ment,名词后缀。引申诸相关词义。

supplement

supplement: see supply

supplement (n.)

late 14c., from Latin supplementum "that which fills up, that with which anything is made full or whole, something added to supply a deficiency," from supplere "to fill up" (see supply (v.)).

supplement (v.)

1829, from supplement (n.). Compare Spanish suplementar. Related: Supplemented; supplementing.

1. She also writes a regular column for the Times Educational Supplement.

她也定期为《泰晤士报高等教育增刊》写专栏文章。

2. Soldiers in both countries supplement their incomes with payoffs from drugs exporters.

两国士兵都用毒品走私贩的贿赂来贴补收入。

3. Some people may be entitled to a housing benefit supplement.

有些人可能有资格拿到住房补贴。

4. A supplement to this dictionary may be published next year.

该词典的补编或许将于明年出版.

5. They had to get a job to supplement the family income.

他们不得不找一份工作以贴补家庭收入.

【accessory, supplement, appendix, attachment, addition】
这组词都有“附加物、增加物”的意思，其区别是：
accessory: 作“附件”解时，与attachment同义，可互换，但还指增加美观的附属品。
supplement: 主要指使书、报等正广更完善而额外增加的部分。
appendix: 指书末的附录。
attachment: 指用于扩大原物用途的附件。
addition: 仅强调数量的增加。

【complement, compliment, supplement】
complement: 补充，补足，把有缺陷的两个东西结合成一个整体
compliment: 赞美，恭维
supplement: 增补，追加，使完整物体进一步完善

【complement, append, supplement】
这组词都有“补充”的意思，其区别是：
complement: n.补充，补充物，主要指补充不足使之完美。
• Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish. 有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
append: n.附加，添上或补充某事物(尤指文字)。
• The lawyer appended two more pages to the contract. 律师在合同后又附加了两页。
supplement: n.增补，补充，补贴，主要指另外补加，增补。
• One year after we made our report, we had to add a supplement to cover new events. 我们在报告完成一年之后，必须增补一个包含新事件的附加部分。