honorary + [noun]
置于名词前作定语，说明该学位或头衔是作为荣誉授予的，不带实际职责，也不付报酬。
She was awarded an honorary degree in literature.
她被授予文学荣誉学位。
自愿的；义务的；非正式的；挂名的；作为荣誉授予的,无附加职责且无报酬；作为荣誉授予而无正常职责的；荣誉的(非正式的,作为荣誉授予而非正常途径)
given as an honor, without the normal duties or payment
多用于头衔、学位等
作为荣誉授予的,无附加职责且无报酬
Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
作为荣誉授予而无正常职责的
given as an honor without the normal duties
自愿的；义务的
Voluntary.
荣誉的(非正式的,作为荣誉授予而非正常途径)
Unofficial; practically. Describes the holder of an unofficial position or title that is assigned as a special honor rather than by normal channels.
She received an honorary doctorate from the university for her contributions to science.
她因对科学的贡献而获得该大学授予的名誉博士学位。
用法提示：honorary 为形容词，表示“名誉的”，修饰 doctorate，说明该学位是荣誉授予的，无正常职责。
AI contextual example
He was made an honorary member of the club after fifty years of loyal support.
在忠诚支持五十年后，他被吸纳为俱乐部的名誉会员。
用法提示：honorary 作形容词，表示“名誉的”，说明会员身份是荣誉性的，不承担常规义务。
AI contextual example
The retired professor serves as an honorary advisor to the research group.
这位退休教授担任研究小组的名誉顾问。
用法提示：honorary 为形容词，表示“名誉的”，指职位仅有荣誉性质，无实际职责和报酬。
AI contextual example
置于名词前作定语，说明该学位或头衔是作为荣誉授予的，不带实际职责，也不付报酬。
She was awarded an honorary degree in literature.
她被授予文学荣誉学位。
作表语，强调职位或头衔本身只有荣誉意义，没有实际工作或薪金。
The post of club president is purely honorary.
俱乐部主席一职纯属名誉性质。
用于 appoint、make、name 等动词后作宾语补足语，说明所授予的名誉头衔。
The council made her honorary mayor of the town.
市政委员会授予她该镇名誉镇长的头衔。
表示以荣誉身份加入某个组织，不履行正式会员的义务。
He became an honorary member of the society last year.
他去年成为该协会的名誉会员。
grammar · medium
易错句子It is honorary to serve your country.
正确表达It is honorable to serve your country.
honorary 指「名义上的、无报酬无职责的」，只能修饰职务、称号或成员身份；表示「值得尊敬的、光荣的」要用 honorable。两者词根相同，中文又都常译作「荣誉的」，因此容易混用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He became an honorary of the club last year.
正确表达He became an honorary member of the club last year.
honorary 只是形容词，不能单独当名词用。中文「名誉会员」是一个名词短语，英语里必须保留中心名词 member，honorary 只作定语修饰它。
grammar · medium
易错句子She received an honorary degree of Harvard University.
正确表达She received an honorary degree from Harvard University.
表示学位由哪所学校授予时，英语用介词 from，而不是对应中文「哈佛大学的学位」中的「的」的 of；用 of 会被理解为同位或所属关系，不符合英语习惯。
荣誉学位
She received an honorary degree from Oxford for her work in medicine.
她因在医学领域的贡献而获得了牛津大学授予的荣誉学位。
荣誉博士学位
The university awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2019.
这所大学于2019年授予他荣誉博士学位。
名誉会员
After retiring, she was made an honorary member of the club.
退休后，她成为该俱乐部的名誉会员。
名誉主席；名誉会长
He stepped down as chairman but stayed on as honorary president.
他卸任董事长一职，但继续担任名誉主席。
荣誉市民
The city named her an honorary citizen for her charity work.
为表彰她的慈善工作，该市授予她荣誉市民称号。
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荣誉称号
The rank is an honorary title with no salary attached.
这个头衔是一个荣誉称号，不附带薪水。