pay tribute to sth/sb
常见搭配，用于公开赞扬或致敬。
They paid tribute to the firefighters for their bravery.
他们赞扬了消防员的英勇行为。
贡金；进贡；（封臣向领主缴纳的）贡赋；纳贡；保护费；勒索的钱财；（按比例付给矿工的）矿石分成；报酬；感激、尊敬或钦佩的表示；随附的礼物。
something you say, do, or give in order to show respect or admiration
感激、尊敬或钦佩的表示；随附的礼物。
An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
表示敬意的赠品或行为
something given or done as an expression of esteem
一国向另一国表示臣服而缴纳的款项。
A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
为求保护向别国缴纳的款项
payment by one nation for protection by another
勒索；保护费。
Extortion; protection money.
歹徒以暴力威胁勒索的财物
payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
封建封臣向领主缴纳的款项。
A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
按一定比例付给矿工作为报酬的矿石或其价值。
A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.
The charity concert was a tribute to the volunteers who helped after the flood.
那场慈善音乐会是对洪水过后提供帮助的志愿者们的致敬。
用法提示：tribute 在此作名词，表示“致敬、献礼”。
She wrote a poem as a tribute to her grandmother's courage.
她写了一首诗，向祖母的勇气致敬。
用法提示：tribute 是名词，指表达敬意的作品或行为。
The new monument is a tribute to the city's history.
这座新纪念碑是对这座城市历史的致敬。
用法提示：tribute 作名词，意为“表示敬意的赠品或行为”。
常见搭配，用于公开赞扬或致敬。
They paid tribute to the firefighters for their bravery.
他们赞扬了消防员的英勇行为。
表示某事物是另一事物的成果或证明。
Her success is a tribute to her hard work.
她的成功是勤奋努力的结果。
通常指葬礼上的花圈或花束。
The church was full of floral tributes at the funeral.
葬礼上教堂里摆满了献花。
更普遍，不特指表达敬意
尤指赠送的礼物，与 gift 类似，但更具体
常带有宗教或正式场合的意味，不如 tribute 通用
强调公开的敬意或荣誉，通常不是实物，语气较庄重
偏重口头或书面的承认，非实物，范围更窄
grammar · medium
易错句子He tributed his success to his mentor.
正确表达He attributed his success to his mentor.
tribute是名词，不可用作动词；表示“归因于”应用attribute。常见混淆是学习者误将tribute当作动词使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子They paid tribute for the hero.
正确表达They paid tribute to the hero.
pay tribute to是固定搭配，意为“向...致敬或颂扬”，介词为to而不是for。学习者容易受中文“为”影响误用for。
发音和拼写相似但意义不同：tribute 指贡物或颂辞，attribute 指属性或特征
拼写相似但意义不同：tribute 指贡物或颂辞，tributary 指流入大河或湖泊的河流
向…致敬
Many people came to pay tribute to the late president.
许多人前来向已故总统致敬。
恰当的致敬
The statue is a fitting tribute to the community's founding fathers.
这座雕像是向社区创始人的恰当致敬。
鲜花致敬
They placed floral tributes at the war memorial.
他们在战争纪念碑前摆放了鲜花以示敬意。
致敬音乐会
A tribute concert will be held in honor of the legendary singer.
将举办一场致敬音乐会，以纪念这位传奇歌手。
模仿乐队
The tribute band perfectly captured the sound of the original group.
这支模仿乐队完美再现了原乐团的声音。
衷心的致敬
She paid a heartfelt tribute to her mentor at the ceremony.
她在仪式上向她的导师表达了衷心的敬意。
root: 'tribut' (give, pay from Latin 'tribuere'), suffix: -e (silent)
con- (together) + tribut(e) (give) = give together
dis- (apart) + tribut(e) (give) = give out
仪式是表达敬意的常见场合。
纪念碑常作为对某人或某事的永久致敬。
周年纪念日常见致敬活动。
演讲常用来公开表达敬意。
奖项是认可和致敬的一种形式。
向...致敬；称赞
We gathered to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers.
我们聚集在一起向阵亡士兵致敬。
是...的证明；体现
Her success is a tribute to her hard work.
她的成功是她努力工作的证明。
作为对...的敬意
He wrote a poem in tribute to his late father.
他写了一首诗以表达对他已故父亲的敬意。
欢迎你们，贡品们！欢迎来到国会大厦！
In The Hunger Games, each district sends two tributes to compete.
在《饥饿游戏》中，每个区派出两名贡品参加比赛。
这是向世界最伟大歌曲的致敬。
The band played a tribute to their idols.
乐队向他们的偶像献上了一曲致敬。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.