词汇精选：dishonour的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

不名誉；耻辱；丢脸；丢脸的人或事

例句：

She refuses to see her beloved boy die in such dishonor.

她不愿看到她深爱的男友就这样不名誉地死去。

例句：

You have a choice between death and dishonour.

你可以在死亡和耻辱之间作选择。

v.

拒付；拒绝承兑 [T]

例句：

We found that the bank had dishonoured some of our cheques.

我们发现银行拒绝兑现我们的部分支票。

例句：

Enquiry, suggestion, advice or request cannot be deemed to be notice of decision to dishonour.

询问，建议，忠告或请求不能算作拒付通知。

使丢脸；使丧失名誉 [T]

例句：

It would dishonour my family if I didn't wear the veil.

如果我不戴面纱就会有辱门楣。

例句：

If he be fearful and fainthearted, it will dishonour his god.

他若恐惧、不刚强，就羞辱了上帝。

不履行（诺言等） [T]

例句：

They‘re discussing the dishonoured pledges to British manufacturing.

他们正在议论对英国制造业背弃承诺一事。

二、词义辨析：

disgrace,humiliate,shame,dishonour

这些动词均含“使丢脸、使受耻辱”之意。disgrace侧重在别人，尤其在众人面前丢脸。 humiliate强调受辱者自尊心的损坏。shame指由不光彩或不道德的行为引起的惭愧感或羞耻感。dishonour有时可与disgrace换用，但前者是指因失去荣誉所致。

三、参考例句：

If he be fearful and fainthearted, it will dishonour his god.

他若恐惧、不刚强，就羞辱了上帝。

It would dishonour my family if I didn't wear the veil.

如果我不戴面纱就会有辱门楣。