一、词义不同
1、subsidiary:附属,隶属;加入,加盟,并入;接纳;紧密联系。
例句:The World Chess Federation has affiliates in around 120 countries.
世界象棋联盟在大约一百二十个国家内设有分支机构。
2、affiliate:辅助的,次要的;附属的;子公司的。
例句:WM Financial Services is a subsidiary of Washington Mutual.
华盛顿互惠银行金融服务公司是华盛顿互惠银行的子公司。
二、语境不同
1、subsidiary:表示悲观情绪,多用于贬义。闹汪
例句:Some people were born only a subsidiary object down.
有些人出生下来只是一个附属物体。
2、affiliate:中性词,指代下属。
例句:Can I get your affiliate link to your 并裤host?
我可以得到你的下属联系到你的主机?
三、用法不同
1、subsidiary:多于用名词后,起修饰作绝弯简用。
例句:The marketing department has always played a subsidiary role to the sales department.
营销部一直都扮演着销售部的辅助角色。
2、affiliate:都用于指代机构。
例句:What of the affiliate groups or the "network of networks"?
那些附属组织或者称“网络的网络”又将怎样?