Homage

(n.) A symbolical acknowledgment made by a feudal tenant to, and in the presence of, his lord, on receiving investiture of fee, or coming to it by succession, that he was his man, or vassal; profession of fealty to a sovereign.

(n.) Respect or reverential regard; deference; especially, respect paid by external action; obeisance.

(n.) Reverence directed to the Supreme Being; reverential worship; devout affection.

(v. t.) To pay reverence to by external action.

(v. t.) To cause to pay homage.

手打:维吉尔

• And still the unjust must appear just; that is 'the homage which vice pays to virtue. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Nothing but the homage of my admiration is my own. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Offered by Fosco as an act of homage to the charming society. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• It is a tone of fervent admiration, true homage, and deep love, Doctor Manette! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• The triumphs of Greek abstract thought teach the lesson that p ractical men should pay homage to speculation even when they fail to comprehend a fraction of it. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Isidore's homage was offered with great delicacy and respect. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Yet there is danger the moment leaders of the people make a virtue of homage to the unregenerate, public conscience. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• I shall never more know the sweet homage given to beauty, youth, and grace--for never to any one else shall I seem to possess these charms. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Then do the swains appear with tea, with lemonade, with sandwiches, with homage. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• I say 'Mighty potentate, here IS my homage! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He never dreamed of disputing their pretensions, but did homage to the miserable Mumbo jumbo they paraded. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Homage to British Zoology. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Man, dazzled, obedient shall render his homage to thee as of yore, And thou wilt stand forth in thy splendor, a goddess once more. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• My young heart had no room in its homage for any such poor reference. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• In his gaze on her bright face there was no servility, hardly homage; but there were interest and affection, heightened by another feeling. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

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