Tributary cause
[医] 附因, 副因
🧩 词语组成解析
tributary
['trɪbjə'tɛri]
n. 支流;进贡国;附庸国;进贡者;
adj. （需向…）进贡的;附庸的;辅助的;支流的;
tribut给予+ary...的→给予东西→进贡的，支流的
cause
[kɔz]
n. 原因;动机;理由;事业;
vt. 成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受;
🗣️ 情景例句
I'd like to call home
我想打电话回家
I haven't seen you for a long time.
好久没有见到你了。
We'd better take it up with them, in that case.
如果是那样，我们最好向他们提出来。