contribution

contribution
noun
  1. a gift or payment to a common fund or collection
    捐献物,捐助物,捐赠物;捐款
    the agency is mainly financed from voluntary contributions.
    公共服务机构主要靠自愿捐赠提供经费。
    ■the part played by a person or thing in bringing about a result or helping something to advance
    促成作用;贡献
    the major contribution of social scientists to the understanding of political life.
    社会科学家对理解政治生活的主要贡献。
    ■an article or other piece of writing submitted for publication in a collection
    (投的)稿件,文稿
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting a tax or levy): from late Latin contributio(n-), from Latin contribuere 'bring together, add' (see contribute)
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