tribute
英 ['trɪbjuːt]
美['trɪbjut]
- n. 礼物；[税收] 贡物；颂词；（尤指对死者的）致敬，悼念，吊唁礼物
词态变化
复数: tributes;
中文词源
tribute 贡品，贡金
来自拉丁语 tribuere,支付，分配，给予，部落间的财富分配或其它，来自 tribus,部落，词源 同 tribe.引申词义贡品，贡金等。
英英释意
- 1. something given or done as an expression of esteem
- 2. payment by one nation for protection by another
- 3. payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence;
- "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
英文词源
- 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.
实用场景例句
- At her funeral her oldest friend paid tribute to her life and work.
- 在葬礼上，她最早的朋友对她的一生和工作给予了高度的赞扬。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- floral tributes (= gifts of flowers at a funeral)
- 葬礼献花
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- The song is a tribute to Roy Orbison...
- 那首歌是对罗伊·奥比森的致敬。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He paid tribute to the organising committee...
- 他赞扬了组委会。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His success has been a tribute to hard work, to professionalism...
- 他的成功充分体现了他的勤劳苦干和敬业精神。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It is a tribute to Mr Chandler's skill that he has fashioned a fascinating book out of such unpromising material.
- 钱德勒先生竟然以如此不被看好的素材写出了一本引人入胜的书，这充分证明了他的写作技巧。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- That is quite an influence and quite a tribute to Calvin.
- 这对加尔文的影响和贡献是极高的评价.
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- The doctor paid tribute to his nurses by praising their work.
- 医生称赞护士们的工作.
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- The timid but tolerant toll man offered some timely tips as a token of tribute.
- 那个怯懦但宽容的收费员提供了一些很及时的消息以表示他的敬意.
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- Chinese officials reject claims that the dams can tribute contribute to low water levels.
- 中国官员否认大坝导致低水位的说法.
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- The new engine's performance is a tribute to the skill of its designer.
- 这种新引擎的工作效能证妹此设计者技艺高超.
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- Show Me the coin for the tribute . And they brought to Him a denarius.
- 19拿一个上税的钱给我看. 他们就拿一个银币给?
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- Would you like to donate to the yearbook tribute for the kids on the bus?
- 你愿意为车祸中孩子捐款出一本致敬年鉴 么 ?
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- This is a tribute to the impact of Bohr on the modern world.
- 这是赞扬玻尔对现代世界所做的贡献.
辞典例句
- Tribute formerly paid to freebooters along the scottish border for protection from pillage.
- 勒索贡物从前为防止海盗抢劫,沿苏格兰边境向海盗上贡之物.
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- And the Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
- 亚哈随鲁王使旱地, 和海岛的人民都进贡.
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- It lies upon their eager faces who offered him a coin of the tribute.
- 还投射在拿一枚上税的银币给他看的那些人殷切的面容上.
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- Labor Day is a yearly tribute to the contribution of workers.
- 每年劳动节是他对工人的敬意.
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- The campus on which we met was tribute to the industry and determination of Southern Negroes.
- 我们相遇的校园是南方黑人勤俭与意志力的标志.
辞典例句
- He failed to recognize that it was a tribute above all to Ford.
- 他没有认识到,这首先是对福特所表示的敬意.
辞典例句
- The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
- 24殷勤人的手必掌权.懒惰的人必服苦.
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- Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.
- 许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- All rose and stood in silent tribute.
- 全体起立默哀.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- She accepted their tribute graciously.
- 她慈祥地接受了他们的致意.
《简明英汉词典》
- He paid tribute to the way the country had forged national unity.
- 他称赞这个国家加强民族团结的方式.
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- Also thank those disinterested limb offering as a tribute of no reputation!
- 也谢谢那些默默无闻的肢体无私的奉献!
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