tributary
美音:
[´trıbjə´terı
]英音:
[´trıbjə´terı
]adj.进贡的,附庸的,从属的,辅助的,支流的 n.进贡国,附庸国,支流
难易程度:
tributary为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词复数:tributaries
词根
tribut=to pay(付),to bestow(赠与)
近义词, 同义词
tributary
/'trɪbjʊtrɪ; [US] -terɪ; `trɪbjə,tɛrɪ/
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.
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.
tributary
npluraltributaries[C]
a stream or river that flows into a larger river