Word · Frequency #27977
honor
/ˈɑnɝː/
noun
荣誉；尊敬
the state of being respected or esteemed
- 1.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
表示认可或荣誉的实物标志
- 2.
the state of being honored
受尊敬的状态
- 3.
the quality of being honorable and having a good name
高尚品德与良好声誉
道义；名节；操守；荣誉；勋章；奖项；表示认可或荣誉的实物标志；受尊敬的状态；高尚品德与良好声誉
In use
She received the highest honor for her volunteer work.
It was a great honor to meet the famous author.
He is a man of honor who always keeps his promises.
a man of honor
Connections
Collocations
- in honor of
- 为纪念；为庆祝
- The gala was held in honor of the retiring director.这场晚宴是为纪念退休的主任而举办的。
- it's an honor
- 很荣幸
- It's an honor to meet you.很荣幸见到您。
- guest of honor
- 主宾；贵宾
- She was the guest of honor at the ceremony.她是典礼上的主宾。
- honor roll
- 光荣榜；优秀学生名单
- His name is on the honor roll.他的名字在光荣榜上。
- military honors
- 军葬礼；军礼
- The soldier was buried with full military honors.这名士兵以全套军礼安葬。
- a matter of honor
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：honor 荣誉——把开头的 h 想成一顶皇冠，昂首站在领奖台上接受勋章，赢得众人的尊敬。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：颁奖典礼、正式书面语、谈论品德或声誉 作为名词时通常用于较正式或书面语境，多出现在颁奖、致辞、正式文章等场合；日常口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
作为可数名词时表示'荣誉的标志'，如'an honor'；作为不可数名词时表示'荣誉的状态'，如'a sense of honor'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -or 结尾，美式英语中读作非重读的 /ɚ/，与 honor 的末尾读音一致。但它们与 honor /ˈɑnɚ/ 并不严格押韵，因为重读元音不同；donor 的拼写和 honor 最接近，却读作 /ˈdoʊnɚ/，注意不要只按拼写推断读音。
Learn the forms together
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, WORDNET.