af.fil.i.ate
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v.（動詞）
af.fil.i.at.ed,af.fil.i.at.ing,af.fil.i.ates
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch.
接納，隸屬：接納或接受為成員、隸屬夥伴或分支機構
To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member:
使發生聯系：聯系以使（自己）成為部屬、副手、雇員或成員：
affiliated herself with a new law firm.
使她成為壹家新律師事務所的雇員
To assign the origin of.
追溯：追溯…的起源
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To become closely connected or associated:
緊密聯合，緊密聯系：
The two unions voted to affiliate.
兩家工會投票決定聯合
n.（名詞）
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A person, an organization, or an establishment associated with another as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member:
成員，分支機構：作為部屬、副手或成員與其他人、其它組織或其它機構發生聯系的人、組織或機構：
network affiliates.
網絡成員