"win honors" 是英语中常用的动词短语,字面直译是“赢得荣誉”,更自然的中文表达通常是“获得荣誉/奖项/殊荣”,强调通过努力、成就、竞赛或贡献等方式,收获他人或机构认可的荣誉性奖励、称号或评价。
win:及物动词,意为“赢得、获得、取得”(强调“通过竞争/努力得到结果”);
honors:名词复数形式(单数为 honor),此处指“荣誉、殊荣、荣誉称号、奖项”(不可数时表“名誉/尊严”,但复数常表具体的“荣誉性奖励”)。
"win honors" 通常需要结合介词短语或定语,明确“荣誉的来源/领域/对象”,常见结构如下:
强调“荣誉的归属对象”,即“因某事/为某人/某集体获得荣誉”。
例句:
She won honors for her country in the Olympic Games.(她在奥运会上为祖国赢得了荣誉。)
The scientist won honors for his breakthrough in medical research.(这位科学家因医学研究的突破获得了荣誉。)
明确“获得荣誉的范围或场景”(如竞赛、行业、学科等)。
例句:
The team won honors in the national basketball championship.(这支队伍在全国篮球锦标赛中获得了荣誉。)
He won honors in mathematics during his university years.(他大学期间在数学领域获得过殊荣。)
用形容词或数量词修饰 honors,强调荣誉的“程度/数量”。
例句:
The actor has won many honors throughout his career.(这位演员职业生涯中获得过许多荣誉。)
Her volunteer work won her great honors from the community.(她的志愿工作为她赢得了社区的高度赞誉。)
强调“获得荣誉的身份或角色”。
例句:
She won honors as the best teacher of the year.(她作为“年度最佳教师”获得了荣誉。)
单复数差异:
win an honor 指“获得一项具体的荣誉”(如某个奖项);
win honors 是泛指“多项荣誉”或“荣誉(整体)”,更强调“积累的荣誉”。
例句:He won an honor for his bravery, and later won more honors for his charity work.(他因勇敢获得了一项荣誉,后来又因慈善工作获得了更多荣誉。)
同义词辨析:
earn honors:更强调“通过努力/付出应得的荣誉”(侧重“价值匹配”);
gain honors:更侧重“逐渐获得/积累荣誉”(过程性);
win honors:最强调“通过竞争/成就赢得”(结果性,常与竞赛、比赛相关)。
Our school’s debate team won honors in the regional competition.(我们学校的辩论队在地区比赛中获得了荣誉。)
The novelist won international honors for her latest book.(这位小说家因最新作品获得了国际殊荣。)
As a doctor, he has won many honors for saving lives in emergency situations.(作为医生,他因在紧急情况下救人获得了许多荣誉。)
综上,"win honors" 是表达“通过努力或成就获得荣誉”的常用短语,核心是“结果性的荣誉收获”,结合不同介词可灵活适配各种场景。