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contribute
[contribute 词源字典]
contribute:
see
tribe
[contribute etymology, contribute origin, 英语词源]
contribute (v.)
1520s, from Latin
contributus
, past participle of
contribuere
"to bring together, add, unite, collect, contribute" (see
contribution
). Figurative sense is from 1630s. Related:
Contributed
;
contributing
.