supporting

adjective

/səˈpɔːtɪŋ/

/səˈpɔːrtɪŋ/

[only before noun]

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a supporting actor in a play or film has an important part but not the leading one（演员、角色）次要的；配角的
- The movie featured Robert Lindsay in a supporting role.罗伯特 · 林赛在这部影片中担任配角。
Topics Film and theatrec2
(formal) helping to show that something is true能确证的
- There was a wealth of supporting evidence.有大量证据。
carrying the weight of something支承的；支撑的；承重的
- a supporting wall承重墙