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ADJ-GRADED
(人)值得尊敬的,正直的;(行為)光榮的,體面的
If you describe people or actions as honourable, you mean that they are good and deserve to be respected and admired.
例句
I believe he was an honourable man, dedicated to the people and his union...
我認為他是個品行高潔的人,一心奉獻于人民和工會的事業。
He argued that the only honorable course of action was death...
他認為唯一體面的行為就只有一死。
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ADJ
(用于某些貴族和法官等官員名字前的尊稱)尊敬的,閣下
Honourable is used as a title before the names of some members of the nobility, judges, and some other officials.
例句
...the Honourable Mr Justice Swinton Thomas.
尊敬的斯溫頓·托馬斯法官先生
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ADJ
(英國議會辯論時議員彼此間的尊稱)尊敬的,閣下
In debates in the British parliament, one member of parliament refers to another as the honourable member, the honourable gentleman, the honourable lady, or their honourable friend.
例句
...the Honourable Member for Billericay.
比勒里基區的議員閣下