honor

/ˈɒnə/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

荣誉,尊敬;荣幸;尊敬,向…致敬;履行(承诺)

释义与例句

n. 荣誉,尊敬;荣幸
great respect and admiration, or something that makes you feel proud and pleased
  1. It is a great honor to receive this award.
    获得这个奖项是莫大的荣幸。
  2. He fought for the honor of his country.
    他为国家的荣誉而战。
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  1. She was treated with great honor at the ceremony.
    她在典礼上受到了极高的礼遇。
v. 尊敬,向…致敬;履行(承诺)
to show great respect for someone, or to keep a promise or agreement
  1. We should honor those who sacrificed their lives for us.
    我们应当尊敬那些为我们献出生命的人。
  2. The company honored its promise to refund the customers.
    公司履行了向顾客退款的承诺。
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  1. A special dinner was held to honor the retiring professor.
    为了向退休的教授致敬,举办了一场特别的晚宴。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 honor 既可作名词(荣誉、荣幸)也可作动词(尊敬、履行);in honor of 表示为了纪念或向…致敬;英式拼写为 honour。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • honorable 光荣的,可敬的
    honor 的形容词形式,美式拼写。
同义词
  • respect 尊敬
    honor 作动词时比 respect 更正式,语气更强,常指以仪式或言行公开表示敬意;respect 更常用,泛指尊重。
    We should respect our elders. 我们应该尊敬长辈。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • honour 荣誉(英式拼写)
    honor 是美式拼写,英式英语写作 honour,读音相同;本词条头词按要求保留美式拼写 honor。
    He received a medal in honour of his bravery. 他因勇敢获得了一枚勋章。
常见搭配
  • in honor of 为了纪念,向…表示敬意
    A monument was built in honor of the soldiers. 为纪念士兵们修建了一座纪念碑。
  • sense of honor 荣誉感
    He has a strong sense of honor and would never lie. 他有很强的荣誉感,绝不会撒谎。
  • honor a promise 履行承诺
    He always honors his promises, no matter what. 无论如何,他总是信守承诺。