Tributary
[ 'tr?bj?'t?ri ]
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n. 支流;進貢國;附庸國;進貢者;
adj. （需向…）進貢的;附庸的;輔助的;支流的;
?? 詞根助記
tribut給予+ary...的→給予東西→進貢的，支流的
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A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river.
小河，溪流一小股水流，通常指一條河流的淺灘或斷斷續續的支流
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。
a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone.
位于法國東南的一條河流；羅納河的一條支流。
Several rivers are tributary to the Ganges.
有好幾條河都是恒河的支流。
a stream tributary to the Ohio
俄亥俄河的支流
?? 聯想助記
【記】tribe-部落,tributary-從屬的、進貢的:古代從屬的部落一般是要進貢的
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-don-表示“給予”
?? 牛津釋義
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 作定語]
(of a country or ruler) paying tribute(3) to another （指國家或統治者）納貢的, 進貢的.
?? 擴展釋義
*['tribjut?ri]a. 支流的, 納貢的, 從屬的, 輔助的n. 支流, 納貢者, 屬國【醫】 屬支
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If it's ok with you, I guess I could put up with it.
如果你覺得這沒問題的話，我想我亦能忍受它。
Most of them are less than 30.
他們中大多數不到30歲。
About a third of the people who had been chained up below at the beginning of the journey were missing.
旅程開始時拴在下邊的人大約有三分之一已經不見了。