Word · Frequency #14971
tributary
支流
核心释义
a stream or river that flows into a larger river or other body of water
- 1.
A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
- 2.
A vein which drains into another vein.
- 3.
A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.
属支；进贡国；朝贡国；纳贡者；属国
用法In use
This small stream is a tributary that joins the main river just south of the town.
用法提示：此处作名词单数，指汇入主河的支流。
Many tributaries bring fresh water into the lake from the surrounding hills.
用法提示：此处用复数形式 tributaries 作主语，指多条支流。
We followed the tributary for two miles before it emptied into the wide river.
用法提示：此处作名词单数，作 follow 的宾语，指流入大河的支流。
a tributary of [larger body of water]
表示“某河的支流”时，介词用 of 最为常见。
The Ohio River is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
俄亥俄河是密西西比河的一条支流。
tributaries flow into [larger body of water]
描述支流汇入主河时，常用 flow into。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- tributary of
- ……的支流
- The Arkansas River is a tributary of the Mississippi.阿肯色河是密西西比河的一条支流。
- major tributary
- 主要支流
- The Nile has several major tributaries.尼罗河有多条主要支流。
- tributary stream
- 支流小溪
- A tributary stream feeds the lake from the north.一条支流小溪从北边流入湖中。
- right tributary
- 右岸支流
- The Saale is a right tributary of the Elbe.萨勒河是易北河的右岸支流。
- tributary state
- 附庸国；纳贡国
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 tribute（贡品）：支流汇入大河，就像向主流“进贡”水流；见 tribute 想贡品，见 tributary 想支流。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：geography、hydrology、medicine、history、politics 该词多用于书面或较正式语境，常见于地理、水文、医学和历史/政治类文本；日常口语中较少出现，具体正式程度随学科领域而变化。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为tributaries。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
In US English, secretary, military, and commentary end with the same -tary spelling and the final /teri/ sound as tributary. Necessary (-sary /səri/), ordinary (-nary /nəri/), and boundary (-dary /dəri/) look similar but have different consonant sounds before -ary. None of these words fully rhymes with tributary because the stressed vowel is different.
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