late 13c., from Old French homage (12c., Modern French hommage) "allegiance or respect for one's feudal lord," from homme "man," from Latin homo (genitive hominis) "man" (see homunculus). Figurative sense of "reverence, honor shown" is from late 14c. As a verb, from 1590s (agent noun homager is from c. 1400).
例文
1. The kings of France paid homage to no one.
フランス国王は誰にも忠誠を尽くしていない。
2. Homage was paid to the great sages buried in the city.
この町に埋葬された聖哲たちに敬意を表します。
3.We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.
シェイクスピアの天才に敬意を表します。
4.They bowed in homage to the Unknown Soldiers.
彼らは無名の烈士の墓にお辞儀をした。
5.At his coronation he received the homage of kings from Wales,Northumbria and Scotland.