in honour of sb/sth
常用于仪式、宴会、命名等场合，表示对某人或某事的敬意。
A ceremony was held in honour of the veterans.
为向老兵们表示敬意举行了一场仪式。
荣誉
英国、加拿大、英联邦和爱尔兰的“honor”标准拼写；头衔；信用；尊敬
The British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Irish standard spelling of 'honor'.
英国、加拿大、英联邦和爱尔兰的“honor”标准拼写
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
He received an honour for his bravery in the war.
他因在战争中的勇敢行为获得了一项荣誉。
用法提示：honour 作可数名词，意为“荣誉、奖项”。
It is a great honour to be invited to speak at the conference.
被邀请在会上发言是极大的荣幸。
用法提示：honour 作不可数名词，意为“荣幸”。
She is a woman of honour, always keeping her promises.
她是个有荣誉感的女性，总是信守承诺。
用法提示：honour 作不可数名词，意为“名誉、荣誉感”。
常用于仪式、宴会、命名等场合，表示对某人或某事的敬意。
A ceremony was held in honour of the veterans.
为向老兵们表示敬意举行了一场仪式。
honour 前用不定冠词 an，to 后接动词原形，多用于当面表达感谢或敬意。
It is an honour to work with you.
与你共事是我的荣幸。
of 后接动名词，语气正式，多用于致辞或书面语。
She had the honour of opening the ceremony.
她有幸为典礼揭幕。
侧重因品质或成就而生的敬意，不如honour强调社会公认的荣耀，不说“job of respect”表示光荣职位。
较正式，常用于被动结构，不可直接替换所有honour语境，如“a matter of honour”表原则时。
指公众评价，可好可坏，而honour多指正面荣耀，不可互换“honour system”等固定搭配。
强调辉煌成就或胜利的光荣，比honour更强烈，常用于战争或竞赛语境，不说“glory to meet you”。
侧重因地位或成就获得的广泛尊重，可用于机构或个人，但不如honour带有道德含义，不用于“point of honour”。
grammar · medium
易错句子It is great honour to meet you.
正确表达It is a great honour to meet you.
表示“荣幸、一件光荣的事”这一含义时，honour 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a/an。汉语的“很荣幸”不带冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉；补上 a 之后才符合英语可数名词单数的用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子They held a ceremony in the honour of the fallen soldiers.
正确表达They held a ceremony in honour of the fallen soldiers.
in honour of 是固定介词短语，意为“为向……表示敬意”，其中 honour 前不加任何冠词。这是固定搭配，插入 the 就不合规范；汉语的“为了纪念/尊敬……”不涉及冠词，学习者常按普通名词的习惯补上 the，因而出错。
巨大的荣誉
It was a great honour to meet the president.
见到总统是巨大的荣誉。
信用制度
The exam was conducted on the honour system.
考试采用信用制度进行。
荣誉感
He has a strong sense of honour.
他有很强的荣誉感。
仪仗队
The honour guard saluted the visiting dignitaries.
仪仗队向来访的贵宾致敬。
为纪念，为庆祝
A banquet was held in honour of the retiring CEO.
为纪念即将退休的首席执行官举行了宴会。
承诺
He gave me his word of honour that he would pay.
他向我承诺他会付款。
为了纪念；向…表示敬意
A ceremony was held in honour of the brave firefighters.
为纪念勇敢的消防员举行了一场仪式。
尽地主之谊；担任司仪
Since you're the host, will you do the honours and pour the wine?
既然你是主人，你来尽地主之谊倒酒好吗？
以名誉担保
I swear on my honour that I will keep the secret.
我以我的名誉发誓会保守秘密。
与其遵守，不如违背。
The tradition of wearing a tie is often more honoured in the breach than in the observance.
系领带的传统往往被违背得比遵守得更多。
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