Contribution
[kɒntrɪ'bjuːʃ(ə)n] or [,kɑntrɪ'bjuʃən]
解释:
(noun.) the part played by a person in bringing about a result; 'I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project'; 'they all did their share of the work'.
(noun.) act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity.
(noun.) a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story.
(noun.) an amount of money contributed; 'he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest'.
(noun.) a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause.
整理:罗拉--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The act of contributing.
(n.) That which is contributed; -- either the portion which an individual furnishes to the common stock, or the whole which is formed by the gifts of individuals.
(n.) An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved on the people of a town or country.
(n.) Payment, by each of several jointly liable, of a share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their number for the common benefit.
吉纳维芙校对
同义词及近义词：
n. [1]. Grant or bestowment of a share.[2]. Gift, donation, offering, subscription.
整理:洛厄尔
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Donation, oblation, offering, gift, subscription, subsidy, aid, assistance
ANT:Withholding, retention, disallowance, misappropriation, misapplication,contravention
杰奎琳编辑
例句:
- That is an evil contribution, unquestionably. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- The face of each child, as the amount of his contribution was mentioned, darkened in a peculiarly vindictive manner, but his was by far the worst. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- In 1747 Franklin made what is generally considered his chief contribution to science. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- In serious matters we follow the Vice Commission's fourth essential of a valuable contribution--_that which will square with the public conscience of the American people_. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- Edison made another notable contribution to multiplex telegraphy some years later in the Phonoplex. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- We all felt then that we were of importance, and that our contribution of effort and zeal were vital. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- His ruling thought, his great contribution to political literature, was that the moral obligations upon ordinary men cannot bind princes. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- His philosophy, like Froebel's, marks in one direction an indispensable contribution to a valid conception of the process of life. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- Mr. Edison has built a very interesting machine, and he has the opportunity of making a valuable contribution to the electrical arts by furnishing authentic accounts of its capabilities. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- As in the Civil War the private cit izen had held his own with the professional soldier, so here the contribution of the amateur to the discussion was not to be despised. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- Emmy's contribution, paid over cheerfully without any questions, kept the little company in half-rations however. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- There are about sixteen million milch cows in the United States, and their contribution to the food stuffs of the day in milk, butter, and cheese is no insignificant factor. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- A valuable contribution, we are told, must be _reasonable_ and _practical_. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- All Briarfield wondered at his strange absence, and Whinbury and Nunnely brought each its separate contribution of amazement. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Mr. Lennox drew near to Margaret, and said in a low voice: 'I really think Edith owes me thanks for my contribution to her party. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- Tesla in the United States, Branly and Ducretet in France, Righi in Italy, the Russian savant, Popoff, and Professor Lodge, of England, have all made contributions to this art. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Unwilling to make myself disagreeable to my fellow-citizens by too frequently soliciting their contributions, I absolutely refused. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- He likes to write, and he'll give a tone to our contributions and keep us from being sentimental, don't you see? 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- The revolution called Marat to politics, and his earliest contributions to the great discussion were fine and sane. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- The contributions to the art and the improvements in the manufacture of talking machines and talking-machine records from sources outside of the United States have been very unimportant. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- The self acting mortising machine was among the numerous early contributions of Gen. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- The only person who may be certainly counted on as willing to increase her contributions is Mrs. Casaubon. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- When subscriptions were opened for the erection and endowment of the Pasteur Institute, a sum of 2,586,680 francs was received in contributions from many different parts of the world. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- Becquerel and Poitevin, in Paris, in 1855, were the first to experiment in this direction, and Fargier, Swan, and Johnson were successors who made valuable contributions. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- In his contributions to biological science is manifeste d his characteristic inclination to be at once abstract and concrete. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- One of his chief contributions to anatomy is the descri ption of the heart and of the arrangement of the blood-vessels. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- America has furnished some eminent chemists in the Nineteenth Century, who have made valuable contributions to the science, notably in the field of metallurgy. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- It has been a part of the attempt to justify those subjects by pointing out the significant contributions to life accruing from their study. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- Gr eat, indeed, as we shall see in the next chapter, are the contributions to the growth of science of this highly rational and speculative people. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- A further large part is based upon the personal contributions of many loyal associates; and it is desired here to make grateful acknowledgment to such collaborators as Messrs. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
录入:昆西