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Homage Respect Person Pay 英 Hɒmɪdʒ] 美 Hɑːmɪdʒ N.敬意;效忠

英语单词 homage
英美音标 英 ['hɒmɪdʒ] 美 ['hɑːmɪdʒ]
中文释义 n.敬意;效忠
英语例句 (1) Everyone pays homage to the soldiers.
(2) But they freely concede that they will be there at the end as an act of homage.
(3) The Imperial Guards presented homage to the king.
(4) Investiture is distinct from homage.
中文例句 (1) 每个人都对军人表示敬意。
(2) 但他们不得不勉强的承认他们会满怀敬意的守到最后时刻。
(3) 皇家警卫队向国王宣誓效忠。
(4) 授封和效忠不同。
vocabulary简明 Homage means great respect and honor, or something done to honor a person or thing. We pay homage to our ancestors and say prayers in homage to their memory.
vocabulary扩展 In Middle English, homage specifically referred to respect for and loyalty to a feudal lord. The word was borrowed from Old French, probably from omne, homme "man," from Latin homō. The noun suffix –age is used to mean "an action, process, result, or state."
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]尊敬;崇敬;敬意 Homage is respect shown towards someone or something you admire, or to a person in authority.
  [usu N to n]
  • Palace has released two marvellous films that pay homage to our literary heritage...

    皇宫影业公司发行了两部颂扬我们文学遗产的精彩影片。

  • At his coronation he received the homage of kings from Wales, Northumbria and Scotland.

    在他的加冕典礼上,威尔士、诺森布里亚和苏格兰的国王向他宣誓效忠。

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