• adj. 納貢的；附屬的；輔助的
• n. 支流；進(jìn)貢國(guó)；附屬國(guó)

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ) tribuere,支付，分配，給予，部落間的財(cái)富分配或其它，來(lái)自 tribus,部落，詞源 同 tribe,contribution.引申詞義河流的支流。

tributary (adj.)

late 14c., "paying tribute," from Latin tributarius "liable to tax or tribute," from tributum (see tribute).

tributary (n.)

late 14c., "person, country, etc. owing obedience or paying tribute or a tax to a sovereign or another people," from Latin tributarius (see tributary (adj.)). Meaning "stream that flows into a larger body" is from 1822, from the adjective in this sense, which is recorded from 1610s.

1. There was a tributary road near the end of the village.

村的盡頭有條岔道.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

2. The Missouri River is the chief tributary of the Mississippi.

密蘇里河是密西西比河的主要支流.

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3. Several rivers are tributary to the Ganges.

有好幾條河都是恒河的支流.

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4. The Avon is a tributary of the Severn.

埃文河是塞文河的支流.

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5. England was his faithful tributary.

英格蘭是他忠心的藩屬.

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