| 释义 |
tribute/ˈtribju:t/n. 1 a thing said or done or given as a mark of respect or affection etc. (表示敬意或情感等的)礼物；颂词，称赞 paid tribute to their achievements 对他们的成绩表示敬意; floral tributes 花一般的赞美 2 hist. [史义]a a payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, esp. as a sign of dependence 贡品，贡金(尤指一国或一国君主给另一国定期送与的钱财，以示从属地位) b an obligation to pay this 进贡义务 was laid under tribute 被课以贡赋 3 (foll. by 后跟 to) an indication of (some praiseworthy quality) (对某种值得赞扬的品质的)表示；表现；体现 their success is a tribute to their perseverance 他们的成功是他们坚持不懈地努力的体现 4 a proportion of ore or its equivalent paid to a miner for his work, or to the owner of a mine (付给矿工或矿主一部分产品或其等值作为报酬的)份子；份额分配 [Middle English from Latin tributum, neut. past part. of tribuere tribut- ‘assign’ (originally ‘divide between tribes’) from tribus ‘tribe’] |