playing a part in bringing something about
起促成作用的,有助于…的
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smoking may be a contributory cause of lung cancer .吸烟可能是导致肺癌的原因之一。
(of a pension or insurance scheme)operated by means of a fund into which people pay
(养老金,保险金制度)共醵的
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contributory benefits .共醵抚恤金。
【律】 〈英〉 负连带偿还责任的人。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘contributing to a fund’ ): from medieval Latin