onour
(US honor), n
1 [U, sing] source of pride and pleasure; privilege 光荣; 荣幸
the seat of honour at the head of the table 上首席位
It is a great honour to be invited. 承蒙邀请, 十分荣幸.
2 [U]
(a) good personal character; strong sense of what is morally right 节操; 正义感
a man of honour 品德高尚的人
Honour demands that he should resign. 为了保持气节, 他应该辞职.
(b) reputation for greatness, good behaviour, truthfulness, etc 荣誉; 名誉; 信誉
fight for the honour of one's country 为祖国的荣誉而战
My honour is at stake. 我的名誉利害攸关.
3 [U] great respect; high public regard 崇敬; 公众表示的敬意
They stood in silence as a mark of honour to her. 他们肃立向她致敬.
4 [sing] an ~ to sth/sb a person or thing that brings credit to sth/sb 给某事物[某人]增光的人或事物
She is an honour to her profession. 她是同行的光荣.
5 [C usu pl 通常作复数]
thing given as a distinction or mark of respect, esp an official award for achievement or bravery 作为荣誉或尊敬的标志而授予之事物(尤指为表扬成绩或英勇行为而正式授予的)
bury a person with full military honours, ie with a special ceremony to honour the dead soldier 以隆重的军葬礼埋葬死者
Birthday/New Year Honours, ie titles, decorations, etc awarded in Britain by the Sovereign on his or her birthday or on 1 January each year 英国国王或女王在其诞辰或元旦之日授予的荣誉称号、 勋章等.
6 honours [pl]
specialized course for a university degree or high level of distinction reached in it (大学)荣誉学位课程, 优等成绩
[attrib 作定语]
an honours degree course in French literature 法国文学荣誉学位课程.
7 your/his/her Honour [sing]
(used to or about certain judges or people of importance as a title of respect 用作对某些法官或显要人士的尊称)
I plead innocent, your Honour. 我不认罪, 法官大人.
8 [C esp pl 尤作复数]
(in card-games) any of the cards of highest value (纸牌戏中)最大点数的牌
hold five spades to (ie of which the highest is) an honour 手中有五张黑桃, 其中有一张大牌.
9 [U] (in golf) right of driving off first (高尔夫球 的)先打权
It's `your honour, partner. 伙伴, 该你先打.
10 (idm 习语) a debt of honour => debt. do sb `honour (fml 文) show respect for sb 向某人表示敬意或致敬
Fifty heads of state attended the Queen's coronation to do her honour. 五十位国家元首参加了女王的加冕典礼, 向女王表示敬意. do sb an honour; do sb the honour (of doing sth) (fml 文) give sb a privilege 给某人以特权; 使某人有特殊的荣幸
You do us a great honour by attending. 你肯光临使我们感到无比荣幸.
Will you do me the honour of dining with me? 可否赏光与我一起吃饭? do the `honours (infml 口) act as host or hostess; perform some social duty or small ceremony 尽主人之谊; 履行某种社交责任; 执行某种小礼仪
Who's going to pour the tea shall I do the honours? 谁管斟茶--我来斟好吗? have the honour (of sth) (fml 文) be granted the privilege specified 获得某种特权; 获得某种特殊的荣幸
May I have the honour of this dance? 可以赏光和我跳这个舞吗?
To whom do I have the honour of speaking? 能跟您谈话十分荣幸, 请问尊姓大名? (there is) honour among `thieves (saying 谚) criminals often have their own standards of behaviour that they live by 罪犯往往也有赖以生存的行为准则; 盗亦有道. honours are `even the contest is level 比赛打成平局
Both teams have won the same number of games so honours are even between them. 两队积分相同, 比赛结果不分胜负. (in) honour `bound (to do sth) required to do s...
🔁 扩展释义
*['ɒnә]n. 荣誉, 头衔, 信用, 尊敬, 名誉, 阁下, 勋章vt. 尊敬, 授予荣誉, 承兑, 实践【经】 承兑远期票据, 承付即期或到期票据相关词组: for the honour of be on one's honour to do sth do honour to in honour of put sb on his honour show honour to sb hold sb in honour