be honourable
用于描述人具有高尚品德。
She is an honourable judge who always acts with integrity.
她是一位正直的法官,始终以诚信行事。
honorable 的英国标准拼写。;值得尊敬的;荣耀的;高贵的;[法] 荣誉的
UK spelling of 'honorable': having or showing high moral standards and deserving respect.
英式拼写,美式拼写为 honorable。
honorable 的英国标准拼写。
UK standard spelling of honorable.
He is an honourable man who always keeps his word.
他是一个值得尊敬的人,总是信守诺言。
用法提示:honourable 在此作形容词,表示‘值得尊敬的’,描述人物的品德。
The judge praised the teenager for her honourable behavior in returning the lost purse.
法官赞扬了这位青少年归还丢失钱包的光荣行为。
用法提示:honourable 在此作形容词,修饰 behavior,表示‘光荣的、正直的’。
After years of service, she received an honourable retirement from the company.
服务多年后,她得到了公司体面的退休待遇。
用法提示:honourable 在此作形容词,修饰 retirement,表示‘体面的、荣耀的’。
用于描述人具有高尚品德。
She is an honourable judge who always acts with integrity.
她是一位正直的法官,始终以诚信行事。
强调某种行为值得尊敬。
It is honourable to admit your mistakes and learn from them.
承认错误并从中学习是光荣的。
修饰名词,表示“光荣的、可敬的”。
The soldier received an honourable discharge after years of service.
这位士兵在服役多年后获得了荣誉退役。
更强调被他人尊敬,不强调内在道德
语气较正式,常用于书面
侧重道德准则,可用于形容行为
强调不说谎,范围较窄
语气较强,常指品格高尚
grammar · medium
易错句子He is an honourable.
正确表达He is an honourable man.
'honourable' 是形容词,不能直接作名词使用。应加上名词 'man' 或改为 'He is honourable'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He received an honourable degree.
正确表达He received an honorary degree.
'honourable' 意为'值得尊敬的',而 'honorary' 意为'荣誉的(指头衔)'。表示'荣誉学位'应使用 'honorary degree'。
与'honourable'(值得尊敬的、正直的)相反,指缺乏荣誉或道德的行为或人。
强调行为极度丢脸,与'honourable'(体面的)相对。
侧重引起羞耻,与'honourable'(高尚的)相反。
强调道德低下,与'honourable'(高贵正直的)相对。
指不配得到尊重,与'honourable'(值得尊敬的)相反。
指头衔或职位是名义上的,没有实际职责或报酬,与‘honourable’指道德高尚受尊敬不同
指行为或外表符合社会规范而受尊重,与‘honourable’强调内在品德高尚有区别
荣誉奖,表扬
She received an honourable mention in the science competition.
她在科学竞赛中获得了荣誉奖。
荣誉退役,光荣退伍
After 20 years of service, he was given an honourable discharge.
服役20年后,他光荣退伍了。
正直的人,可敬的人
My grandfather was an honourable man who always kept his word.
我的祖父是一个正直的人,总是信守诺言。
高尚的意图,真诚的意图
He declared his honourable intentions to the family.
他向家人表明了他的真诚意图。
高尚的职业,值得尊敬的职业
Teaching is an honourable profession that shapes the future.
教书是一项塑造未来的高尚职业。
高尚的行为,体面的举止
His honourable behaviour during the crisis earned him everyone's respect.
他在危机中高尚的行为赢得了所有人的尊重。
与honourable同属道德品质范畴,强调诚实和道德原则。
与honourable相关,指值得尊重的高贵状态。
honourable的人理应获得尊重,二者常在同一语境中出现。
honourable体现美德,两者均属道德评价范畴。
与honourable语义相近,都指高尚的品质。
荣誉奖
Her essay received an honourable mention in the competition.
她的论文在比赛中获得了荣誉奖。
荣誉退伍
He was given an honourable discharge after serving for ten years.
他在服役十年后获得了荣誉退伍。
做体面的事
He decided to do the honourable thing and resign.
他决定做体面的事,辞职。
因为布鲁图斯是一个可敬的人。
This line is from William Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar', spoken by Mark Antony in his famous funeral speech. It is used ironically to question Brutus's honor.
这句台词出自威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧《尤利乌斯·凯撒》,由马克·安东尼在著名的葬礼演说中说出。它被反讽地用于质疑布鲁图斯的荣誉。
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