“honour”作为名词,有“荣誉;光荣;尊敬;敬意;头衔;名誉;优等成绩”等含义;作为动词,有“尊敬;给予……荣誉;兑现;履行;信守”等意思。其用法多样,在句中可作主语、宾语、定语等,也有多种固定搭配和常见表达。
含义
荣誉;光荣:指因个人的成就、行为或品质而获得的社会认可和尊重,是一种精神上的奖励。例如:He received many honours for his brave actions.(他因勇敢的行为获得了许多荣誉。)
尊敬;敬意:表示对某人或某事的尊重和钦佩。例如:We should show honour to our elders.(我们应该尊敬长辈。)
头衔;称号:指因职务、地位或成就而获得的特定称谓。例如:He was given the honour of knighthood.(他被授予骑士头衔。)
名誉;名声:指一个人在社会上的声誉和形象。例如:His honour was at stake in this deal.(在这笔交易中,他的名誉岌岌可危。)
优等成绩:在学术领域,指学生取得的优异成绩。例如:She graduated with honours.(她以优等成绩毕业。)
用法示例
作主语:Honour is a precious thing.(荣誉是一件珍贵的东西。)
作宾语:He won the honour for his country.(他为国家赢得了荣誉。)
作定语:The honour list was announced yesterday.(昨天公布了荣誉名单。)
固定搭配
in honour of:为了纪念;向……表示敬意。例如:We held a party in honour of our teacher's retirement.(我们为老师的退休举办了一场派对。)
do sb. the honour of:赏光做某事;给某人面子做某事。例如:Would you do me the honour of dining with me tonight?(你今晚能赏光和我一起吃晚餐吗?)
on one's honour:以名誉担保;凭良心说。例如:I swear on my honour that I didn't do it.(我以名誉担保,我没有做那件事。)
含义
尊敬;尊重:表达对某人或某事的敬重和钦佩之情。例如:We all honour our parents.(我们都尊敬我们的父母。)
给予……荣誉;以……为荣:将荣誉或尊荣赋予某人或某事。例如:The city honoured the hero with a statue.(这座城市为英雄立了一座雕像以示敬意。)
兑现;履行;信守:通常指履行承诺、义务或协议。例如:He honoured his promise to help me.(他兑现了帮助我的承诺。)
用法示例
及物动词,后接宾语:They honoured the guest with a warm welcome.(他们以热烈的欢迎向客人表示敬意。)
honour sth. by doing sth.:通过做某事来纪念或表达对某事的敬意。例如:We honoured the occasion by planting a tree.(我们种了一棵树来纪念这个场合。)
常见表达
honour one's word:遵守诺言。例如:A man of honour always honours his word.(一个有荣誉感的人总是遵守自己的诺言。)