n. 〔向某人表示敬慕的〕致敬（行为）；颂词；礼品

n. 〔一国向强国交付的〕贡品，贡赋，贡金

• be a tribute to sb/sth  是某人/某物优良品质的标志[证明]

• floral tribute  葬礼献花

• I’d like to pay tribute to the party workers for all their hard work. 我谨向党内工作人员致敬，感谢他们的辛苦努力。

• It was a tribute to her teaching methods that so many children passed the test. 这么多孩子通过测验，这证明了她的教学方法很有效。

• His recovery is a tribute to the doctors' skill. 他的康复充分显示了各位医生高超的医术。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/