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tripartite

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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tri·par·tite /traɪˈpɑːtaɪt $ -ˈpɑːr-/ adjective [only before noun] formal  PGinvolving three parts, groups etc 三方之间的tripartite agreement/talks etc a tripartite agreement between France, Britain, and Germany 法国、英国和德国之间的三方协定
Examples from the Corpus
tripartitea tripartite political systemYou understand better than perhaps any of your predecessors that ours is a tripartite system of government, with three co-equal branches.
Origin tripartite (1400-1500) Latin tripartitus, from tri- + partitus divided
tri·par·tite adjectiveChineseSyllable
parts, etc three Corpus involving groups


tripartite
tripartite /traɪˈpɑːtaɪt $ -ˈpɑːr-/ adjective [only before noun] formal
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: tripartitus, from tri- + partitus __divided__
involving three parts, groups etc
    tripartite agreement/talks etc
    a tripartite agreement between France, Britain, and Germany


tri·par·titeBrE /traɪˈpɑːtaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /traɪˈpɑːrtaɪt/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (formal) having three parts or involving three people, groups, etc. 有三部分的;涉及三人的;三方参加的