Word · Frequency #2382
honour
尊重；给予荣誉
to show respect or admiration for someone, or to give someone a special award or honour
英式拼写，等同于 honor
- 1.
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
英国、加拿大、英联邦和爱尔兰的“honor”标准拼写
英国、加拿大、英联邦和爱尔兰的“honor”标准拼写；尊敬；授予荣誉；承兑；实践
In use
We should always honour our parents for their sacrifices.
The company honoured its commitment to reduce emissions by 50%.
The bank refused to honour the cheque because the account had insufficient funds.
Verb forms
base honour · third person honours · -ing honouring · past honoured · past participle honoured
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- honour a promise
- 兑现诺言
- He honoured his promise to repay the loan.他兑现了还清贷款的诺言。
- honour a contract
- 履行合同
- Both sides must honour the contract.双方必须履行合同。
- honour a request
- 满足请求
- They honoured our request for more information.他们满足了我们对更多信息的请求。
- honour a cheque
- 兑付支票
- The bank refused to honour the cheque.银行拒付了这张支票。
- honour someone with something
- 给予某人…的荣誉
- The university honoured her with an honorary degree.这所大学授予她名誉学位。
- honour the dead
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：把 honor 末尾的 or 想成 our（“我们的”），写成 honour，荣誉属于我们的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲、颁奖仪式、合同承诺 作动词时多用于正式场合，表示尊重或履行承诺，比较常见于演讲、法律或礼节性语境；日常随意对话中不常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 honour（/ˈɒnə/）押韵的词：gonna、wanna、goner，都以 /ɒnə/ 结尾。注意：colour、flavour、neighbour 拼写虽以 -our 结尾，但读音分别为 /ˈkʌlə/、/ˈfleɪvə/、/ˈneɪbə/，与 honour 不押韵。另外美式拼写 honor 读作 /ˈɑːnər/，也不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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