Tributary
01
支流, 分流
a watercourse that flows into a larger river or body of water
例
The Missouri River is a major waterway, with numerous tributaries joining its flow.
ミズーリ川は主要な水路で、多くの支流がその流れに合流しています。
The Volga River, Europe 's longest river, is sustained by tributaries like the Kama and the Oka, forming an extensive network throughout Russia.
ヨーロッパ最長の川であるヴォルガ川は、カマ川やオカ川などの支流によって支えられ、ロシア全土に広がる広大なネットワークを形成しています。
tributary
01
helping cause something
例
The manager's leadership was tributary to the team's success.
Several factors were tributary to the company's financial collapse.
02
paying tribute or owing allegiance to a more powerful state or ruler
例
Several city-states were tributary to the Persian monarch.
The kingdom remained tributary to the empire for over a century.
03
(of a river or stream) flowing into a larger body of water
例
The Missouri River is tributary to the Mississippi.
Numerous small streams are tributary to the main river.
