Tributary
[ 'trɪbjə'tɛri ]
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n. 支流;进贡国;附庸国;进贡者;
adj. （需向…）进贡的;附庸的;辅助的;支流的;
💡 词根助记
tribut给予+ary...的→给予东西→进贡的，支流的
📝 例句
A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river.
小河，溪流一小股水流，通常指一条河流的浅滩或断断续续的支流
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。
a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone.
位于法国东南的一条河流；罗纳河的一条支流。
Several rivers are tributary to the Ganges.
有好几条河都是恒河的支流。
a stream tributary to the Ohio
俄亥俄河的支流
🌱 联想助记
【记】tribe-部落,tributary-从属的、进贡的:古代从属的部落一般是要进贡的
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-don-表示“给予”
📖 牛津释义
tributary
n
river or stream that flows into a larger one or into a lake （河川或湖泊的）支流
The Avon is a tributary of the Severn. 埃文河是塞文河的支流. tributary, adj
1 ~ (to sth) (of a river or stream) flowing in this way （指河川）支流的
rivers tributary to the Thames 泰晤士河的支流.
2 [attrib 作定语]
(of a country or ruler) paying tribute(3) to another （指国家或统治者）纳贡的, 进贡的.
🔁 扩展释义
*['tribjutәri]a. 支流的, 纳贡的, 从属的, 辅助的n. 支流, 纳贡者, 属国【医】 属支
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What pretty flowers! Thank you.
好漂亮的花!谢谢你。
I invited him to come back, but he wouldn't.
我请他回来，但是他不肯。
It will be cloudy at times.
阴有多云。