annex: [14] The verb annex entered English about a century and a half before the noun. It came from French annexer, which was formed from the past participial stem of Latin annectere ‘tie together’ (a verb annect, borrowed directly from this, was in learned use in English from the 16th to the 18th centuries). Annectere itself was based on the verb nectere ‘tie’, from which English also gets nexus and connect. The noun was borrowed from French annexe, and in the sense ‘extra building’ retains its -e. => connect, nexus
annex (v.)
late 14c., "to connect with," from Old French annexer "to join" (13c.), from Medieval Latin annexare, frequentative of Latin annecetere "to bind to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + nectere "to tie, bind" (see nexus). Almost always meaning "to join in a subordinate capacity." Of nations or territories, c. 1400. Related: Annexed; annexing.
annex (n.)
1540s, "an adjunct, accessory," from French annexe, from annexer (see annex (v.)). Meaning "supplementary building" is from 1861.
双语例句
1. He also denied that he would seek to annex the country.
他还否认会试图吞并该国。
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2. Hitler was determined to annex Austria to Germany.
希特勒决定将奥地利并入德国。
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3. The Annex lists and discusses eight titles.
附录列举并讨论了8本书。
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4. The annex has been built on to the main building.
主楼配建有附属的建筑物.
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5. The private barber parlor was in an annex adjoining a capacious bathroom.