• adj. 纳贡的；附属的；辅助的
• n. 支流；进贡国；附属国

来自拉丁语 tribuere,支付，分配，给予，部落间的财富分配或其它，来自 tribus,部落，词源 同 tribe,contribution.引申词义河流的支流。

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.

村的尽头有条岔道.

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

密苏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.

有好几条河都是恒河的支流.

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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.

英格兰是他忠心的藩属.

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