n (1)荣幸(privilege;source of pride)[U， an～]：the seat of～at the head of the table 上座为荣;It is a great～to receive the award/have the Queen here today. 接受此类奖励/邀请女王来此是很大的荣幸。take sb's visit as a great～把某人的来访视为一种巨大的荣幸;have the～to present the governor 有幸引见州长;withdraw from the battle with～光荣地退出战斗;family～家庭中引为自豪之事; 〖反〗dishonour;

(2) 1)正义感，节操(good personal character;strong sense of what is morally right)[U]：a man of～一个有正义感的人;It was greatly to his～that he refused the reward. 主要是出于气节，他拒绝了这笔奖赏。 2)名(荣，信)誉(reputation for greatness，truthfulness)[U]：The nation's～is at stake. 国家的名誉处于危险之中。fight for the～of one's country 为了国家的荣誉而战; commercial～of the firm公司的商业信誉;The～of the regiment must be protected.团的声誉必须得到保护。request the～of sb's presence 要求某人赏光出席;a matter of～荣誉问题;The visiting head of state was given the～of a twenty-one gun salute. 来访的国家元首受到鸣礼炮21响的欢迎。be worthy of the～对此荣誉当之无愧;be ecstatic over the～to sb 对给予某人的荣誉欣喜若狂;〖反〗dishonour;

(3)尊敬，敬意(great public respect，good opinion，etc shown to sb)[U]：win～for one's courage/in one's fight against poverty/in the civil war 以其勇气/在与贫穷所作的斗争中/在内战中赢得了人们的尊敬;show～to one's parents/one's elders 对父母/长者充满敬意：hold in～the men who have fought for one's country对为了祖国而战的人们充满敬意;(sb) be held in great～in one's own country(某人)在自己的国家受到极大的尊敬;earn a position of～赢得了受尊敬的地位;stand in silence as a mark of～to sb 静静地站在那里表示对某人的尊敬;the guest of～尊敬的客人;guard of～仪仗队;〖反〗dishonour，disrespect;

(4)被引以为荣的人(事)(person or thing that causes great pride，bring credit to sb)[U，a～][N (to)]：He is an～to his profession/his parents/his country. 他是同行们/父母/国家引以为荣的人。

(5)表示敬意的仪式，荣誉，徽(勋)章(title，degree，etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services，work，ability， etc)[C，通常pl]：receive many～s 得到许多勋章;refuse/wear all one's～s 拒绝所有的头衔/佩戴自己所有的勋章;be showered with～s 各种荣誉纷至沓来;be buried with full military～s 用隆重的军葬礼掩埋;take～s at the university 在那所大学获得各种头衔;Birthday/New year H～s (BrE) 国王(或女王)诞辰/元旦授予的勋章; political～s 政治上的头衔;

(6)高级课程(advanced course of study for superior students)[pl]：an～s degree course in English literature 英国文学高级学位课程;

(7)阁下(title of respect used when talking to or about judges，mayors，etc)[C，sing]：Is there any evidence of this，Your H～?有这方面的证据吗，法官大人?

(8)(纸牌中)点数最高的牌(the four or five highest cards in trump or in all suits，esp in bridge)[C，尤pl]：hold five hearts to an～拿到五张红桃，其中有一张大牌;

(9)(高尔夫球)先打权((in golf) right of being first at the tee)[U]：It's my～.该我先打。

do sb honour 对……表示尊敬、致敬(fml)：Your refusal to accept the stolen money does you～. 你拒收窃款令人尊敬。

do sb an honour;do sb the honour(of doing sth)(fml)：给予……殊荣;使……感到荣幸：do sb a great～by attending 光临使某人深感荣幸;Will you do me the～of dancing with me?您能赏光和我跳个舞吗?

do the honours (infml)尽主人之谊，尽……的义务：The wine is over there-will you do the～s? 那儿的酒没有了，你来斟好吗?

have the honour (of sth)有……的殊荣(fml)：have the～of sb's acquaintance/sb's company at dinner 有幸结识某人/与某人一同进餐;have the～of representing one's country at the Olympic Games有幸代表国家参加奥林匹克运动会;

(in) honour bound (to do sth)道义上必须做某事：feel/be(in)～bound to attend/to help sb/to do as one promised 觉得/(是)在道义上应该参加/帮助某人/兑现承诺;

in honour of sb/sth;in sb's/sth's honour出于对……的敬意：a ceremony in～of the killed in battle 纪念阵亡烈士的仪式;a reception in～of the visiting president 为欢迎来访总统而举办的招待会;a dance in～of sb's birthday 庆祝某人生日举办的舞会;

on one's honour (to do sth)出于道义(做某事)：on one's～not to tell the secret/never to reveal what sb sees here出于道义不泄露这个秘密/决不泄露在这儿看到的情况;

on my honour 我发誓：On my～，I swear it true/I had nothing to do with it. 我发誓这是真实的/我与这件事毫不相干。

put sb on his，etc honour 使庄重地许诺做某事：put the boys on their～not to cheat 让孩子们庄严许诺不作弊;

vt (1)对……表示尊敬;给……荣誉(show great respect or honour to sb/sth; bring honour to)[T+n，T+n+prep (with)]：～the Queen/the dead/one's father尊重女王/给予死者荣誉/尊重父亲;be～ed for sb's work with the mentally handicapped 因对弱智者所做的工作而得到荣誉;feel highly～ed by sb's trust 得到某人的信任感到很荣幸;Will you～me with a visit? 承蒙驾临，十分荣幸。be～ed by the Grand Cross 由大红十字会授予荣誉;～sb as a teacher 尊称某人为老师;I am～ed that you should agree to join us. 你同意和我们在一起，我感到荣幸。〖反〗dishonour，disrespect;

(2)承认并如期支付(accept and pay what one has promised to pay)[T+n]：～a bill/a draft/a check承兑票据/汇票/支票;(store/restaurant)～sb's credit card(商店/餐馆)接受信用卡;(government)～commitments(政府)承担应承担的义务;～one's agreement/one's contract by exchanging the damaged goods遵守协议/合同更换损坏的货物;

【辨异】honour与honesty两词均指最高的道德原则，表示没有欺骗行为。honour表示意识到在道德上认为是正确的或应该的事情，并且在行为上与这种意识保持严格的一致性，例如：a high sense of honour(高度的道德观念);honesty(正直)表示正直、诚实，没有欺骗或欺诈行为，尤用于商业交易中，例如：uncompromising honesty and trustworthiness(坚定的诚实和可信赖性)。