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N-UNCOUNT
正義感;道義;氣節
Honour means doing what you believe to be right and being confident that you have done what is right.
例句
The officers died faithful to Poland and to the honour of a soldier...
這些軍官至死都忠于波蘭，堅守了軍人氣節。
I do not believe I can any longer serve with honour as a member of your government.
我認為自己再也無法問心無愧地在你的政府中任職。
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N-COUNT
榮譽;特殊獎勵
An honour is a special award that is given to someone, usually because they have done something good or because they are greatly respected.
例句
Most of the high honours usually go to long-serving MPs loyal to the government...
大多數的高級榮譽通常都會授予忠于政府的資深議員。
He was showered with honours—among them an Oscar.
他贏得了眾多榮譽——其中包括一項奧斯卡獎。
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VERB
授予…榮譽;給予…表彰
If someone is honoured, they are given public praise or an award for something they have done.
例句
Two American surgeons were last week honoured with the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology...
兩位美國外科醫生上周獲得了諾貝爾醫學和生理學獎。
Mr Reddy has been honoured by the Pope by being made a knight of St Gregory.
雷迪先生被教皇授予“圣格列高利騎士”的榮譽稱號。
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N-SING
榮幸;光榮;殊榮
If you describe doing or experiencing something as an honour, you mean you think it is something special and desirable.
例句
Five other cities had been competing for the honour of staging the Games...
還有其他5個城市為贏得該屆運動會的主辦權一直在進行角逐。
Tchaikovsky was given a state funeral—the first commoner to be granted this honour...
柴可夫斯基得到了國葬待遇——他是首位獲此殊榮的平民。
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V-PASSIVE
使感到榮幸;使引以為榮
If you say that you would be honoured to do something, you are saying very politely and formally that you would be pleased to do it. If you say that you are honoured by something, you are saying that you are grateful for it and pleased about it.
例句
Peter Alliss says he would be honoured to be asked...
彼得·艾利斯說若受邀約自己將感到非常榮幸。
It's a very flattering offer, and I'm honoured by your confidence in me.
這個提議讓我受寵若驚，能得到您的信任我感到很榮幸。
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VERB
尊重;尊敬
To honour someone means to treat them or regard them with special attention and respect.
例句
Her Majesty later honoured the Headmaster with her presence at lunch...
女王陛下隨后出席了午宴，以表示對校長的尊重。
Those right-wing people who most honour their monarch see no reason for any apology.
那些對君主最為尊崇的右翼人士認為沒有理由作出道歉。
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VERB
執行（協議）;履行（諾言）
If you honour an arrangement or promise, you do what you said you would do.
例句
The two sides agreed to honour a new ceasefire...
雙方同意執行新的停火協議。
Mr Ashkenazy has informed us that he will be unable to honour his contract with Symphony Hall to perform the piano recital.
阿什克納齊先生已通知我們，他將無法履行和交響音樂廳簽訂的鋼琴獨奏演出合同。
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N-UNCOUNT
（大學）優等學位，榮譽學位
Honours is a type of university degree which is of a higher standard than a pass or ordinary degree.
例句
...an honours degree in business studies.
商學榮譽學位
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N-VOC
（美國對法官、市長等的尊稱）閣下，大人（當面稱呼時用 your honour，其他場合提及時用 his honour 或 her honour）
Judges, and mayors in the United States, are sometimes called your honour or referred to as his honour or her honour .
例句
I bring this up, your honor, because I think it is important to understand the background of the defendant.
法官大人，我之所以提及此事，是因為我覺得了解被告的背景十分重要。
...His Honour Judge Brodrick.
布羅德里克法官大人
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PHRASE
盡主人之誼;主持
If someone does the honours at a social occasion or public event, they act as host or perform some official function.
例句
A well-known television personality did the honours at the official opening of the show.
一位著名的電視明星主持了該次展覽的正式開幕典禮。
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PREP-PHRASE
為慶祝…
If something is arranged in honour of a particular event, it is arranged in order to celebrate that event.
例句
The Foundation is holding a dinner at the Museum of American Art in honour of the opening of their new show.
該基金會將在美國藝術博物館舉辦宴會，慶祝新展覽的開幕。
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PHRASE
為了向…表示敬意
If something is arranged or happens in someone's honour, it is done specially to show appreciation of them.
例句
He will attend an outdoor concert in his honour in the centre of Paris...
他將出席在巴黎市中心特地為他舉辦的一場露天音樂會。
The United Nations has issued a stamp in honour of Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
聯合國發行了一枚紀念阿爾弗雷德·德雷富斯上尉的郵票。