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1. Oxford Dictionary

   honour

   • IPA[ˈɒnə]

   英式

   • n.
     high respect; great esteem；a person or thing that brings esteem
   • v.
     regard with great respect；pay public respect to

   • verb: honour, 3rd person present: honours, gerund or present participle: honouring, past tense: honoured, past participle: honoured

   • noun: honour, plural noun: honours

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. high respect; great esteem his portrait hangs in the place of honour 同義詞 distinction, privilege, glory, tribute, kudos, ... 更多cachet, prestige, fame, renown, merit, credit, importance, illustriousness, notability, respect, esteem, approbation反義詞 disgrace
   • ▪ a person or thing that brings esteem you are an honour to our profession
   • ▪ a title of respect or form of address given to a circuit judge, a US mayor, and (in Irish or rustic speech) any person of rank.
   • 2. the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right I must as a matter of honour avoid any taint of dishonesty 同義詞 integrity, honourableness, honesty, uprightness, ethics, ... 更多morals, morality, principle, (high) principles, righteousness, rectitude, nobility, high-mindedness, right-mindedness, noble-mindedness, virtue, goodness, decency, probity, scrupulousness, worthiness, worth, fairness, justness, justice, truthfulness, trustworthiness, reliability, dependability, faithfulness, fidelity反義詞 dishonour
   • ▪ dated a woman's chastity or her reputation for being chaste she died defending her honour 同義詞 chastity, virginity, virtue, maidenhood, maidenhead, ... 更多purity, innocence, modesty, informalcherry, immaculateness
   • 3. something regarded as a rare opportunity and bringing pride and pleasure; a privilege Mrs Young had the honour of being received by the Queen 同義詞 privilege, pleasure, pride, satisfaction, joy, ... 更多compliment, favour, source of pleasure, source of pride反義詞 shame
   • ▪ a thing conferred as a distinction, especially an official award for bravery or achievement the highest military honours 同義詞 accolade, award, reward, prize, decoration, ... 更多distinction, order, title, medal, ribbon, star, laurel, laurel wreath, bay, palm, informalfruit salad, gong
   • ▪ a special distinction for proficiency in an examination she passed with honours
   • ▪ a course of degree studies more specialized than for an ordinary pass an honours degree in mathematics
   • ▪ the right of driving off first, having won the previous hole Kyle had the honour at the last hole
   • 4. an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten.
   • ▪ possession in one's hand of at least four of the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of trumps, or of all four aces in no trumps, for which a bonus is scored.
   • ▪ (in whist) an ace, king, queen, or jack of trumps.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. regard with great respect they honoured their parents in all they did 同義詞 hold in great respect, hold in high esteem, have a high regard for, esteem, respect, ... 更多admire, defer to, look up to, think highly of, appreciate, value, prize, cherish, reverence, revere, venerate, worship, informalput on a pedestal反義詞 dishonour
   • ▪ pay public respect to talented writers were honoured at a special ceremony 同義詞 applaud, acclaim, praise, salute, recognize, ... 更多celebrate, commemorate, commend, glorify, hail, lionize, exalt, fete, eulogize, give credit to, pay homage to, pay tribute to, show appreciation of, give accolades to, sing the praises of, sing paeans to, archaicmagnify, rarelaud, panegyrize, emblazon反義詞 disgrace, criticize
   • 2. fulfil (an obligation) or keep (an agreement) make sure the franchisees honour the terms of the contract 同義詞 fulfil, observe, keep, discharge, implement, ... 更多perform, execute, effect, obey, heed, follow, carry out, carry through, keep to, abide by, adhere to, comply with, conform to, act in accordance with, be true to, be faithful to, live up to, rareeffectuate反義詞 disobey
   • ▪ accept (a bill) or pay (a cheque) when due the bank informed him that the cheque would not be honoured 同義詞 cash, accept, take, clear, pass, ... 更多encash, convert into cash, convert into money反義詞 bounce

   片語

   • do the honours
   • honour bound
   • honour bright
   • honours are even
   • in honour of
   • on one's honour
   • there's honour among thieves