tribute
tribute 英 [ˈtrɪbju:t] 美 [ˈtrɪbjut]
n. [税收] 贡物；体现；（尤指对死者的）致敬，悼念
名词复数:tributes
- A tribute is a sign of respect or admiration, an award to honor a person's accomplishments. A famous director receives a lifetime achievement award as a tribute to his many successful films.
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- n. [税收] 贡物；体现；（尤指对死者的）致敬，悼念
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1. At her funeral her oldest friend paid tribute to her life and work.
在葬礼上，与她相识最久的老朋友对她的一生和工作给予了高度的赞扬。
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2. This book is a fitting tribute to the bravery of the pioneers.
本书是对先驱们大无畏精神恰如其分的献礼。
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3. floral tributes
葬礼献花
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4. His recovery is a tribute to the doctors' skill.
他的康复充分显示了各位医生高超的医术。
- tribute (n.) mid-14c., "stated sum of money or other valuable consideration paid by one ruler or country to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of peace or protection," from Anglo-French tribute, Old French tribut and directly from Latin tributum "tribute, a stated payment, a thing contributed or paid," noun use of neuter of tributus, past participle of tribuere "to pay, assign, grant," also "allot among the tribes or to a tribe," from tribus (see tribe). Sense of "offering, gift, token" is first recorded 1580s.
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