词汇精选：honour的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
n.
尊重，敬重
例句：
We have every respect for the new governor's honour.
我们对新州长极为尊重。
例句：
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
先知无不受到敬重，但在他自己的故乡及家中除外。
荣誉，名誉；特殊奖励，勋章
例句：
His honour was saved.
他保全了名誉。
例句：
He has been instituted state medals and titles of honour and decide on their conferment.
他被规定和决定授予国家的勋章和荣誉称号。
荣幸，光荣，殊荣
例句：
It 's a great pleasure to have the honour of making your acquaintance .
能认识您不胜荣幸。
例句：
I deem it a great honour to be invited to address you.
要我向诸位讲几句话，我觉得非常荣幸。
正义感，道义，气节
例句：
Honour is often influenced by that element of pride which plays to large a part in its inspiration.
道义常常受自尊心的影响，自尊心对于道义的激发有着巨大的作用。
例句：
The officers died faithful to Poland and to the honour of a soldier.
这些军官至死都忠于波兰，坚守了军人气节。
优等学位，荣誉学位
例句：
She has an honours degree in business studies.
她拥有商学荣誉学位。
大人，阁下
例句：
Your honour, I move for an adjournment.
法官阁下，我请求休会。
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，是因为我觉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、坚毅，勤劳、才干。
例句：
Oh! The poor Pompeians are very civil-they love to honour merit.
唉：可怜的庞贝人是很讲友情的，他们很尊重有才华的人。
执行，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条款执行，另一方有权中止合同。
例句：
The two sides agreed to honour a new ceasefire.
双方同意执行新的停火协议。
授予…荣誉，给予…表彰 [T]
例句：
Two American surgeons were last week honouRed with the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology.
两位美国外科医生上周获得了诺贝尔医学和生理学奖。
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“圣格列高利骑士”的荣誉称号。
使感到荣幸，使引以为荣 [T]
例句：
Peter Alliss says he would be honoured to be asked.
彼得·艾利斯说若受邀约自己将感到非常荣幸。
例句：
It's a very flattering offer, and I'm honoured by your confidence in me.
这个提议让我受宠若惊，能得到您的信任我感到很荣幸。
[金融]承兑，兑现 [T]
例句：
The bank will not always honour your debts.
银行不会总是给你承兑债务。
例句：
We honored the check as the overdraft was only 5 yuan.
我们承兑这张支票的透支额只有5元。
二、词义辨析：
admire,honour,respect,regard,esteem
这些动词均含“尊重、钦佩”之意。admire侧重指对某人或某物的仰慕、钦佩，并含欣赏爱慕之情。honour侧重指对某人或某物表示极大的敬意。respect指对人的行为、品德、才华或成就等的仰慕尊重。尤指对年长或地位高的人的尊敬。 regard最正式用词，中性，含义不很明确，一般需用修饰语加强或明确其意。esteem除表示尊敬之外，还暗示由此而产生的称赞。
三、参考例句：
His honour was saved.
他保全了名誉。
Greek martial honour stands undimmed.
希腊人的尚武精神依然闪烁着光芒。
I honour him beyond expression.
我对他佩服得无法表达。
I honour her beyond expression.
我对她佩服得无法表达。
I honour endurance, perseverance, industry, talent.
我尊敬忍耐、坚毅，勤劳、才干。
We should pay honour to the martyr.
我们应该向先烈致敬。
The honour remained with our motherland.
光荣属于我们的祖国。
Your honour, I move for an adjournment.
法官阁下，我请求休会。
You do us a great honour by attending.
你肯光临使我们感到无比荣幸。
One must show honour to one's parents.
人人都应该尊敬父母。
