homage

noun
🔊/ˈhɒmɪdʒ/, 🔊/ɒˈmɑːʒ/
🔊/ˈhɑːmɪdʒ/, 🔊/əʊˈmɑːʒ/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] (formal)
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  1. homage (to somebody/something) something that is said or done to show respect for somebody敬辞;表示敬意的举动
    • The kings of France paid homage to no one.法国国王不向任何人致敬。🔊🔊
    • He describes his book as ‘a homage to my father’.他说他的书是 “献给父亲” 的。🔊🔊
    • They stood in silent homage around the grave.他们恭敬地站在坟墓周围致默哀礼。🔊🔊
    Word OriginMiddle English: Old French, from medieval Latin hominaticum, from Latin homo, homin- ‘man’ (the original use of the word denoted the ceremony by which a vassal declared himself to be his lord's “man”).