• n. 礼物；[税收] 贡物；颂词；（尤指对死者的）致敬，悼念，吊唁礼物

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。

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.

1. The song is a tribute to Roy Orbison.

那首歌是对罗伊·奥比森的致敬。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The award was a fitting tribute to her years of devoted work.

这个奖项是对她多年全心全意工作的恰如其分的褒奖。

来自《权威词典》

3. 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。

来自《权威词典》

4. She accepted their tribute graciously.

她慈祥地接受了他们的致意.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. All rose and stood in silent tribute.

全体起立默哀.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》