| 单词 | contributory |
| 释义 | contributory (kəntrɪbjʊtəri , US -tɔːri ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A contributory factor of a problem or accident is one of the things which caused it to exist or happen. [formal] We now know that repressing anger is a contributory factor in many physical illnesses. ...an allegation of contributory negligence. Collocations: contributory cause Acute ethanol intoxication was cited as a contributory cause. Times, Sunday Times In other words, a contributory cause may be neither necessary nor sufficient but it must be contributory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only 4.46% of the recreational diving fatalities in a 1997 study were attributable to a single contributory cause. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The report also stated that incorrect setting of the elevator trim tab may have been a contributory cause. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A major contributory cause was that the signalman had erroneously suspended fog working, which would give greater distances between trains, due to a misunderstanding about whether fogmen were on duty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The coroner ruled out neglect or self-neglect as a contributory factor in the death. Times, Sunday Times (2017) One contributory factor is potentially remediable. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Long-term stress is also a contributory factor. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He said that reading was the principal contributory factor towards maintaining his sanity. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Bad weather is cited as a contributory factor in most recent crashes. Times, Sunday Times (2012) |
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