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tributary 音标拼音: [tr'ɪbjət ,ɛri] a. 纳贡的,从属的,补助的
n. 纳贡者,属国,支流 纳贡的,从属的,补助的纳贡者,属国,支流 tributary区间干线 tributary支流 tributary adj 1: ( of a stream) flowing into a larger stream 2: paying tribute; " a tributary colony" 3: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; " working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; " the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; " a contributory factor" [ synonym: { conducive}, { contributing( a)}, { contributive}, { contributory}, { tributary}] n 1: a branch that flows into the main stream [ synonym: { feeder}, { tributary}, { confluent}, { affluent}] [ ant: { distributary}] Tributary \ Trib" u* ta* ry\, a. [ OE. tributaire, F. tributaire, L. tributarius. See { Tribute}.] 1. Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peace. [ 1913 Webster] [ Julius] unto Rome made them tributary. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior. [ 1913 Webster] He to grace his tributary gods. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Paid in tribute. " Tributary tears." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing; as, the Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi. [ 1913 Webster] [ 1913 Webster]
Tributary \ Trib" u* ta* ry\, n.; pl. { Tributaries}. 1. A ruler or state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and protection, or as an acknowledgment of submission, or for the purchase of security. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent. [ 1913 Webster] 45 Moby Thesaurus words for " tributary": accessory, affluent, bayou, beck, billabong, branch, brook, burn, client, collateral, confluent, confluent stream, conquered, creek, dendritic drainage pattern, dependent, effluent, feeder, feudal, feudatory, fork, inferior, kill, liege, minor, offshoot, prong, rill, rivulet, run, runlet, runnel, satellite, secondary, servile, streamlet, sub, subdued, subject, subjugated, subordinate, subservient, under, vanquished, vassal
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