强调“通过行动、努力或提供资源,对某事物的发展、进步或成功起到推动作用”。
该短语的关键是介词 "to"——它后面必须接名词、代词或动名词(doing),不能接动词原形。
形容词用来修饰“贡献”的大小/性质(如great、significant、valuable等)。
接名词(最常见):
He made a great contribution to the development of modern medicine.
(他为现代医学的发展做出了巨大贡献。)
This policy will make a positive contribution to environmental protection.
(这项政策将对环境保护产生积极贡献。)
接代词:
Everyone should make a contribution to it (the project).
(每个人都应该为这个项目做贡献。)
接动名词(doing):
She makes a contribution to helping homeless people every year.
(她每年都为帮助无家可归者贡献力量。)
Technology makes a key contribution to improving work efficiency.
(技术对提高工作效率起到关键作用。)
复数形式:make contributions to(强调“多方面/多次贡献”)
Scientists have made many important contributions to space exploration.
(科学家们为太空探索做出了许多重要贡献。)
被动语态:A contribution is made to...(强调“贡献被做出”)
A huge contribution was made to the team's victory by the captain.
(队长为球队的胜利做出了巨大贡献。)
contribute to(更简洁,用法一致,后面接n./doing):
His work contributed to the success of the experiment.
(他的工作有助于实验成功。)
注:"make a contribution to" 更正式,常用于书面语或强调“具体的贡献行为”;"contribute to" 更口语化,侧重“产生影响”。
"make a contribution to" 是表达“贡献/助力”的核心短语,记住“to是介词”是关键,避免误用为动词原形。日常写作或口语中,可根据语境选择是否加形容词修饰“贡献”,让表达更精准。