3.PETa payment of goods or money by one ruler or country to another more powerful one, especially in order to be protected 〔一国向强国交付的〕贡品,贡赋,贡金
4.floral tributeBritish EnglishBrEflowers sent to a funeral 葬礼献花
Examples from the Corpus
floral tribute• And perhaps, as the spring draws on, there will be more floral tributes.• Among the scores of floral tributes were those from her schoolfriends.• Among the floral tributes was one from Everton footballclub.
pay tribute to• Friends of the actorpaid tribute to his talent and expressed shock as news of his death became public.• It is the day when everyone should be paying tribute to those who fought and died for their country.• Dianne Feinstein of California, paying tribute to her husband when he retired from the Senate earlier this year.• Let me here pay tribute to the millions who are champions of democracy.• I pay tribute to the work of the churches in my borough and other inner-London boroughs on this issue.• Mr Benn is a thoroughly charming man, and I was pleased to pay tribute to him when I got up to speak.• John Motum, presenting the trophy, paid tribute to the players and coaches.• As well as his family, dozens of students were there to hear the college's vicarpay tribute to their friend.• The event will pay tribute to the late trumpeter Louis Armstrong.
Origintribute
(1300-1400)Latintributum, from tribuere“to give out to the tribes, pay”, from tribus; → TRIBE