Word · Frequency #2382
honour
荣誉
The British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Irish standard spelling of 'honor'.
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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；头衔；信用；尊敬
In use
He received an honour for his bravery in the war.
It is a great honour to be invited to speak at the conference.
She is a woman of honour, always keeping her promises.
Connections
Collocations
- great honour
- 巨大的荣誉
- It was a great honour to meet the president.见到总统是巨大的荣誉。
- honour system
- 信用制度
- The exam was conducted on the honour system.考试采用信用制度进行。
- sense of honour
- 荣誉感
- He has a strong sense of honour.他有很强的荣誉感。
- honour guard
- 仪仗队
- The honour guard saluted the visiting dignitaries.仪仗队向来访的贵宾致敬。
- in honour of
- 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。
- word of honour
Learner notes
Memory Tip
honour中有our，荣誉是我们共同珍视的。
Context & Register
荣誉（名词）的语体偏正式，多用于庄严或尊重性场合，如颁奖典礼、头衔授予（Your Honour）、道德讨论（a man of honour）等。常见于固定短语如in honour of、on one's honour。在美式英语中拼写为honor。注意：日常口语中单独使用较少，通常出现在书面语或正式场景中。
Grammar Note
作为名词时，既可作可数名词（如：an honour）也可作不可数名词（如：a sense of honour）。常用介词搭配：in honour of（为纪念...），on one's honour（以...的名誉）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the -our spelling and are pronounced with a final unstressed schwa /ə/, making them true rhymes with 'honour'. Be aware that other words like 'hour' (/aʊə/) look similar but sound different.
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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