contribution
/ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃən/noun
1- a gift or payment to a common fund or collection捐献物, 捐助物, 捐赠物; 捐款：
the agency is mainly financed from voluntary contributions.
公共服务机构主要靠自愿捐赠提供经费。
1.1
- the part played by a person or thing in bringing about a result or helping something to advance促成作用; 贡献：
the major contribution of social scientists to the understanding of political life.
社会科学家对理解政治生活的主要贡献。
1.2
- an article or other piece of writing submitted for publication in a collection（投的）稿件, 文稿。
词源
late Middle English (denoting a tax or levy)： from late Latin contributio（n-）, from Latin contribuere 'bring together, add' （see CONTRIBUTE）.