A tribute is something that you say, do, or make to show your admiration and respect for someone.
例句
The song is a tribute to Roy Orbison...那首歌是對羅伊·奧比森的致敬。He paid tribute to the organising committee...他贊揚了組委會。
N-SING
(良好結果的)體現，證明
If one thing is a tribute to another, the first thing is the result of the second and shows how good it is.
例句
His success has been a tribute to hard work, to professionalism...他的成功充分體現了他的勤勞苦干和敬業精神。It is a tribute to Mr Chandler's skill that he has fashioned a fascinating book out of such unpromising material.錢德勒先生竟然以如此不被看好的素材寫出了一本引人入勝的書，這充分證明了他的寫作技巧。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
（尤指舊時一國向他國交納的）貢品，貢金 ,貢物
Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.許多被征服的國家必須向古羅馬的統治者納貢。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. something given or done as an expression of esteem
2. payment by one nation for protection by another
3. payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence;
"every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"