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tributary n./adj. 支流(的)；进贡(的) 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. 【记】tribute 贡品；支流的意思来自于支流流入主干河，也就是给其做贡献

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['tribjutəri] 【英】 adj./n.支流(的) (［of］a stream feeding a larger stream)；进贡(的)(a ruler or state that pays tribute to conqueror)【记】 tribut(给予)+ary→ 给予的，进贡的【例】 a tributary stream(支流) 无

单词	tributary
音标	['tribjutəri]
解释	n./adj. 支流(的)；进贡(的)
红宝书	【英】 adj./n.支流(的) (［of］a stream feeding a larger stream)；进贡(的)(a ruler or state that pays tribute to conqueror) 【记】 tribut(给予)+ary→ 给予的，进贡的【例】 a tributary stream(支流)
字源	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.
不择手段背单词	无
趣味全助记	【记】tribute 贡品；支流的意思来自于支流流入主干河，也就是给其做贡献

Tributary Larger Tribute Late 14c Latin Tributarius Tax