tribute

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n. 贡物, 礼物, 颂辞

发音

US /ˈtɹɪbjuːt/

词形变化

tributes 复数 tributes tributed tributes 三单 tributing tributing 现在分词 tributed 过去式 tributed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

礼物; 贡物;颂词;(尤指对死者的)致敬,悼念,吊唁礼物

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.

    An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator.

    可数 不可数

    Did you catch the Up in Smoke tribute in that episode of That '70s Show?

  2. 2.

    A payment made by one nation to another in submission.

    贡品

    朝贡

    可数 不可数

    The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.

  3. 3.

    An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.

    可数 不可数

    Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.

  4. 4.

    Extortion; protection money.

    保护费

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.

    可数 不可数
  6. 6.

    A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.

    可数 不可数 商务 采矿

    1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures Tut-work is also employed upon the lode itself, though from the advantages generally considered to arise from the tribute system […]

  7. 7.

    Ellipsis of cum tribute.

    可数 不可数 粗俗
v.
  1. 1.

    To pay as tribute.

    及物

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词源

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English tribut (14th c.), from Middle French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute”, literally “a thing contributed or paid”), past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot”), usually derived from tribus (“tribe”, which see).

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