| 英语单词 | tributary |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['trɪbjətri] 美 ['trɪbjəteri] |
| 中文释义 | adj.纳贡的;从属的;辅助的;支流的 n.支流;纳贡者;属国 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Like Silla, Parhae was a tributary state of Tang-dynasty China. (2) About half the 22 Ovimbundu chiefdoms were tributary to a larger chiefdom before Portuguese intervention in the 20th century. (3) The software of master station and tributary station are designed by VC ++ and configuration soft. (4) Several rivers are tributary to the Ganges. (5) There was a tributary road near the end of the village. (6) This is a tributary of Zhujiang River. (7) Hui-tong-si-yi Guan was also a site for trade between Qing Dynasty and those tributary ambassadors. (8) England was his faithful tributary. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 如新罗一样,渤海国是中国唐朝的属国。 (2) 在20世纪葡萄牙人实际占领之前,约有半数酋长领地臣服于一个大酋长。 (3) 利用VC++和组态软件设计出了煤矿通风自动化系统的主站和分站软件。 (4) 有好几条河都是恒河的支流。 (5) 村的尽头有条岔道。 (6) 这是珠江的一条支流。 (7) 会同四译馆还是清政府与周边藩属国贡使进行经济贸易的场所。 (8) 英格兰是他忠心的藩属。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A tributary is a branch that flows into the main stream, like the White River, the Arkansas River, the Yazoo River and the Red River — each a tributary of the mighty Mississippi. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The noun tributary is related to the word tribute and both come from the Latin word tributum, meaning “a thing contributed or paid.” Long ago, a tributary was someone who was forced to pay a person or group in return for protection — namely from those who received the tribute. Today, a tributary is a smaller body of water that flows into a larger one or a contributing factor in something that happens |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]支流 A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger one. [oft N n]
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