詞彙精選：honour的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
尊重，敬重
例句：
We have every respect for the new governor's honour.
我們對新州長極爲尊重。
例句：
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
先知無不受到敬重，但在他自己的故鄉及家中除外。
榮譽，名譽；特殊獎勵，勳章
例句：
His honour was saved.
他保全了名譽。
例句：
He has been instituted state medals and titles of honour and decide on their conferment.
他被規定和決定授予國家的勳章和榮譽稱號。
榮幸，光榮，殊榮
例句：
It 's a great pleasure to have the honour of making your acquaintance .
能認識您不勝榮幸。
例句：
I deem it a great honour to be invited to address you.
要我向諸位講幾句話，我覺得非常榮幸。
正義感，道義，氣節
例句：
Honour is often influenced by that element of pride which plays to large a part in its inspiration.
道義常常受自尊心的影響，自尊心對於道義的激發有着巨大的作用。
例句：
The officers died faithful to Poland and to the honour of a soldier.
這些軍官至死都忠於波蘭，堅守了軍人氣節。
優等學位，榮譽學位
例句：
She has an honours degree in business studies.
她擁有商學榮譽學位。
大人，閣下
例句：
Your honour, I move for an adjournment.
法官閣下，我請求休會。
例句：
I bring this up, your honor, because I think it is important to understand the background of the defendant.
法官大人，我之所以提及此事，是因爲我覺得了解被告的背景十分重要。
v.
尊敬，尊重 [T]
例句：
I honour endurance, perseverance, industry, talent.
我尊敬忍耐、堅毅，勤勞、才幹。
例句：
Oh! The poor Pompeians are very civil-they love to honour merit.
唉：可憐的龐貝人是很講友情的，他們很尊重有才華的人。
執行，履行 [T]
例句：
If one side fail to honour the contract, the other side is entitled to cancel it.
如果一方未按本合同條款執行，另一方有權中止合同。
例句：
The two sides agreed to honour a new ceasefire.
雙方同意執行新的停火協議。
授予…榮譽，給予…表彰 [T]
例句：
Two American surgeons were last week honoured with the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology.
兩位美國外科醫生上週獲得了諾貝爾醫學和生理學獎。
例句：
Mr Reddy has been honoured by the Pope by being made a knight of St Gregory.
雷迪先生被教皇授予“聖格列高利騎士”的榮譽稱號。
使感到榮幸，使引以爲榮 [T]
例句：
Peter Alliss says he would be honoured to be asked.
彼得·艾利斯說若受邀約自己將感到非常榮幸。
例句：
It's a very flattering offer, and I'm honoured by your confidence in me.
這個提議讓我受寵若驚，能得到您的信任我感到很榮幸。
[金融]承兌，兌現 [T]
例句：
The bank will not always honour your debts.
銀行不會總是給你承兌債務。
例句：
We honored the check as the overdraft was only 5 yuan.
我們承兌這張支票的透支額只有5元。
二、詞義辨析：
admire,honour,respect,regard,esteem
這些動詞均含“尊重、欽佩”之意。admire側重指對某人或某物的仰慕、欽佩，並含欣賞愛慕之情。honour側重指對某人或某物表示極大的敬意。respect指對人的行爲、品德、才華或成就等的仰慕尊重。尤指對年長或地位高的人的尊敬。 regard最正式用詞，中性，含義不很明確，一般需用修飾語加強或明確其意。esteem除表示尊敬之外，還暗示由此而產生的稱讚。
三、參考例句：
His honour was saved.
他保全了名譽。
Greek martial honour stands undimmed.
希臘人的尚武精神依然閃爍着光芒。
I honour him beyond expression.
我對他佩服得無法表達。
I honour her beyond expression.
我對她佩服得無法表達。
I honour endurance, perseverance, industry, talent.
我尊敬忍耐、堅毅，勤勞、才幹。
We should pay honour to the martyr.
我們應該向先烈致敬。
The honour remained with our motherland.
光榮屬於我們的祖國。
Your honour, I move for an adjournment.
法官閣下，我請求休會。
You do us a great honour by attending.
你肯光臨使我們感到無比榮幸。
One must show honour to one's parents.
人人都應該尊敬父母。
