Word

dishonor

/dɪˈsɑnɝː/

noun

耻辱；不名誉

a state of shame or disgrace; lack of honor or integrity

美式拼写；“dishonour”的美式拼写。；耻辱或不名誉的状态；缺乏荣誉或正直；不名誉

In use

His betrayal brought dishonor to his family.

他的背叛给他的家族带来了耻辱。

The politician chose dishonor over honesty.

这位政客选择了耻辱而非诚实。

They preferred death to dishonor in battle.

他们宁死也不愿在战斗中受辱。

he was resigned to a life of dishonor

他听任自己过着耻辱的生活

bring dishonor to: 给……带来耻辱; His actions brought dishonor to the whole family.他的行为给整个家庭带来了耻辱。
a source of dishonor: 耻辱的根源; The scandal became a source of dishonor for the company.这桩丑闻成了公司的耻辱之源。
suffer dishonor: 蒙受耻辱; The general preferred death to suffering dishonor.那位将军宁死也不愿蒙受耻辱。
live in dishonor: 耻辱地生活; He chose to live in dishonor rather than betray his friends.他宁愿耻辱地活着，也不愿背叛朋友。
die in dishonor: 耻辱地死去; She swore she would never die in dishonor.她发誓绝不耻辱地死去。

dis（否定）+ honor（荣誉）→ 荣誉被否定，就是耻辱、不名誉。

语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学作品、历史记载 dishonor 是美式拼写（英式为 dishonour），作名词表示“耻辱、不名誉”时通常用于正式或文学性语境；日常口语中更常说 disgrace 或 shame。

与 dishonor 押韵的只有 honor（同为 /ɑnɚ/）；donor /ˈdoʊnɚ/、tenor /ˈtenɚ/、minor /ˈmaɪnɚ/ 拼写相似但元音不同，并不押韵。注意 honor 中的 h 不发音。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.