n. vassal,subject (paying tribute),tributaryking諸侯，（納貢的）臣下，附庸國王。
△Ham. 5. 2. 39: “AsEngland was his faithful tributary，”因為英國是他忠心的藩屬。
tributary
a. paying tribute,paid as tribute進(jìn)貢的，作為貢品付出的。
△ Rom. 3. 2. 103: “Your tributary dropsbelong to woe,/ Which you,mistaking. offer up tojoy.” (Tears are a tribute which should be paid towoe,but she is making a mistake in shedding themwhen Romeo is alive,since this is a reason for joy.)你那滴滴淚珠應(yīng)該作為貢品獻(xiàn)給悲哀，可是你卻錯把它們獻(xiàn)給了喜悅。