late 14c., from Old French contribution and directly from Latin contributionem (nominative contributio), noun of action from past participle stem of contribuere "to bring together, add, contribute," from com- "together" (see com-) + tribuere "to allot, pay" (see tribute).
雙語例句
1. His contribution is immeasurable.
他居功至偉。
來自柯林斯例句
2. to make a contribution to charity
給慈善事業(yè)捐款
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. Her contribution to the research went largely unacknowledged.
她對這項研究的貢獻大都被忽略了。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. We made a contribution to the famine relief fund.
我們給饑荒賑濟基金捐了款.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.