con·trib·u·to·ry
adjective/kənˈtrɪbjətəri/
/kənˈtrɪbjətɔːri/
[usually before noun]- helping to cause something
促成的；促进的；起作用的 - Alcohol is a contributory factor in 10 per cent of all road accidents.
所有交通事故中有 10% 是酒后驾车造成的。 - Smoking is a contributory cause of many diseases.
吸烟是许多疾病的诱因。 - (British English) He was found guilty of contributory negligence (= that helped to cause an accident).
他被判犯有共同过失罪（=导致事故发生）。
- Alcohol is a contributory factor in 10 per cent of all road accidents.
- involving payments from the people who will benefit
需要受益人付钱的 - a contributory pension scheme/plan (= paid for by both employers and employees)
由雇主与雇员共同出资的养老金计划 - contributory benefits (= ones that you make payments for)
共醵抚恤金。
- a contributory pension scheme/plan (= paid for by both employers and employees)
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘contributing to a fund’): from medieval Latin contributorius, from Latin contribut- ‘added’, from the verb contribuere, from con- ‘with’ + tribuere ‘bestow’.