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).
权威例句
1. His contribution is immeasurable.
他居功至伟。
2. to make a contribution to charity
给慈善事业捐款
3. Her contribution to the research went largely unacknowledged.
她对这项研究的贡献大都被忽略了。
4. We made a contribution to the famine relief fund.
我们给饥荒赈济基金捐了款.
5. His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.