contributory

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒntɹɪˌbjuːt(ə)ɹi/|/kənˈtɹɪbjʊt(ə)ɹi/|/kənˈtɹɪbjət(ə)ɹi/    美 /ˈkɑntɹɪbjəˌtɔɹi/|/kənˈtrɪbjəˌtɔɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person or thing that contributes.
    — The response to firing is remarkable, and though the 280 lb. pressure seems more in the nature of a reserve for emergencies than a continuous working figure, even with the present-day apology for coal it seldom fell below 250 lb., and could always be brought up to blowing-off point with little difficulty. To this liveliness of steaming the thermic syphons are doubtless the chief contributory.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution.
  2. Tending to contribute to a result.
  3. Paying tribute, tributary. obsolete
    — My Lord the great Commander of the worlde, Besides fifteene contributory kings, Hath now in armes ten thouſand Ianiſaries, Mounted on luſty Mauritanian Steeds, […]

词形变化

more contributory comparative most contributory superlative contributories plural

词汇关系

衍生词
contributorily contributory negligence noncontributory uncontributory

词源

词源 1
From earlier contributary, from Middle English contributarie, from con- + tributarie after Middle French contributaire.
词源 2
From earlier contributary, from Middle English contributarie, from con- + tributarie after Middle French contributaire.
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