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单词 tributary
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
trib•u•tar•y /ˈtrɪbyəˌtɛri/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -tar•ies, adj. 
n. [countable]
  1. a stream that flows to a larger stream:The river system and its tributaries extend for hundreds of miles.
  2. Governmenta person or nation that pays tribute.

adj. 
  1. (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream or other body of water.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
trib•u•tar•y  (trib′yə ter′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tar•ies, adj. 
n. 
  1. a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water.
  2. a person or nation that pays tribute in acknowledgment of subjugation or the like.

adj. 
  1. (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream or other body of water.
  2. furnishing subsidiary aid;
    contributory.
  3. paying or required to pay tribute.
  4. paid as tribute.
  5. subject;
    subordinate:a tributary nation.
  • Latin tribūtārius of tribute, one who pays tribute. See tribute, -ary
  • Middle English (adjective, adjectival and noun, nominal) 1325–75
trib ′u•tar′i•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tributary /ˈtrɪbjʊtərɪ -trɪ/ n ( pl -taries)
  1. a stream, river, or glacier that feeds another larger one
  2. a person, nation, or people that pays tribute
 adj
  1. (of a stream, etc) feeding a larger stream
  2. given or owed as a tribute
  3. paying tribute

ˈtributarily adv
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