tribute

賛辞、敬意

感謝や敬意、称賛を示すための言葉、行動、贈り物。

やさしい英語で： Something said, done, or given to show thanks, respect, or admiration.

• She left flowers as a tribute.
• His speech paid tribute to the nurses.
• Friends gathered to offer tributes to their former teacher.

使い方： tribute to someone/something (The concert was a tribute to her work.); pay tribute to someone/something (He paid tribute to the volunteers.)

類義語： honor, acknowledgment, homage

よく使う表現： pay tribute, tribute to someone, floral tribute

オマージュ

別の作品やその作者への敬意を表す、創作作品の一部分。

やさしい英語で： A feature of a creative work that shows admiration for another work or its creator.

• The song is a tribute to her favourite singer.
• His painting includes a tribute to a famous artist.
• Did you notice the tribute to silent films in that scene?

使い方： tribute to someone/something (The final scene is a tribute to an earlier film.)

類義語： homage

よく使う表現： tribute to someone, musical tribute, tribute to something

貢ぎ物、朝貢

他国の力を認めたり攻撃を避けたりするために、国が渡す金銭や品物。

やさしい英語で： Money or goods a country gives another country to accept its power or avoid attack.

• The king demanded tribute from nearby towns.
• Each year, the conquered kingdom sent gold as tribute.
• Refusing to pay tribute led to another invasion.

使い方： tribute to someone/something (The kingdom paid tribute to the emperor.)

よく使う表現： pay tribute, annual tribute, demand tribute

貢ぐ

支配者や国の力を認めるしるしとして、金銭や品物を渡す。

やさしい英語で： To give money or goods to a ruler or country as a sign of accepting their power.

• The towns tributed gold to the emperor.
• Each village had to tribute part of its harvest.
• The conquered rulers tributed silver every year.

使い方： tribute something to someone (The village tributed grain to the king.)

よく使う表現： tribute gold, tribute to someone