- [uncountable, countable] tribute (to somebody)
an act, a statement or a gift that is intended to show your love or respect, especially for a dead person （尤指对死者的）致敬，颂词；悼念；致哀；吊唁礼物 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。 The crowd stood in silent tribute to those who had died in the war. 人群向那些在战争中死去的人默哀。 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。 floral tributes (= gifts of flowers at a funeral) 葬礼献花
Extra ExamplesThe President led the tributes to ‘a great statesman and a decent man’. 总统带领大家向“一位伟大的政治家和正直的人”致敬。 Tributes flooded in when her death was announced. 她去世的消息公布后，人们纷纷表示哀悼。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- anniversary
- birthday
- memorial
- …
- pay
- give
- write
- …
- flood in
- pour in
- album
- concert
- show
- …
- [singular] tribute to something/somebody
showing the good effects or influence of something/somebody （良好效果或影响的）体现，显示 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。 The bridge is a remarkable tribute to the skill of the Victorian railway engineers. 这座桥标示维多利亚时代铁路工程师杰出的技巧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- remarkable
- tribute to
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(especially in the past) money given by one country or political leader to another, especially in return for protection or for not being attacked （尤指旧时一国向他国交纳的）贡品，贡金
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3)): from Latin tributum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of tribuere ‘assign’ (originally ‘divide between tribes’), from tribus ‘tribe’.