| 釋義 |
tribute /'tnbjuzt; 'tnbjut/ n [C, U] 1 (usu regular) payment which one government or ruler exacts from another: 貢; 貢金; 貢物 (通常為定期的)： Many conquered nations had to pay ~ to the rulers of ancient Rome. 許多被征服的國家必須向古羅馬的統(tǒng)治者納貢。 lay sb under ~, force payment of ~ from. 強(qiáng)使某人進(jìn)貢。 2 sth done, said or given to show respect or admiration: 表示尊敬或贊美的行為、言辭或東西： By erecting this statue we have paid (a) ~ to the memory of the founder of our college. 我們樹立這座離像，借以對(duì)本學(xué)院已故的創(chuàng)辦人表示敬意。 The actress received numerous floral ~s, bunches of flowers. 那女演員接受許多獻(xiàn)花。 |