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N-UNCOUNT
正义感;道义;气节
Honour means doing what you believe to be right and being confident that you have done what is right.
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。
I do not believe I can any longer serve with honour as a member of your government.
我认为自己再也无法问心无愧地在你的政府中任职。
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N-COUNT
荣誉;特殊奖励
An honour is a special award that is given to someone, usually because they have done something good or because they are greatly respected.
例句
Most of the high honours usually go to long-serving MPs loyal to the government...
大多数的高级荣誉通常都会授予忠于政府的资深议员。
He was showered with honours—among them an Oscar.
他赢得了众多荣誉——其中包括一项奥斯卡奖。
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VERB
授予…荣誉;给予…表彰
If someone is honoured, they are given public praise or an award for something they have done.
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。
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。
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N-SING
荣幸;光荣;殊荣
If you describe doing or experiencing something as an honour, you mean you think it is something special and desirable.
例句
Five other cities had been competing for the honour of staging the Games...
还有其他5个城市为赢得该届运动会的主办权一直在进行角逐。
Tchaikovsky was given a state funeral—the first commoner to be granted this honour...
柴可夫斯基得到了国葬待遇——他是首位获此殊荣的平民。
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V-PASSIVE
使感到荣幸;使引以为荣
If you say that you would be honoured to do something, you are saying very politely and formally that you would be pleased to do it. If you say that you are honoured by something, you are saying that you are grateful for it and pleased about it.
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。
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。
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VERB
尊重;尊敬
To honour someone means to treat them or regard them with special attention and respect.
例句
Her Majesty later honoured the Headmaster with her presence at lunch...
女王陛下随后出席了午宴，以表示对校长的尊重。
Those right-wing people who most honour their monarch see no reason for any apology.
那些对君主最为尊崇的右翼人士认为没有理由作出道歉。
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VERB
执行（协议）;履行（诺言）
If you honour an arrangement or promise, you do what you said you would do.
例句
The two sides agreed to honour a new ceasefire...
双方同意执行新的停火协议。
Mr Ashkenazy has informed us that he will be unable to honour his contract with Symphony Hall to perform the piano recital.
阿什克纳齐先生已通知我们，他将无法履行和交响音乐厅签订的钢琴独奏演出合同。
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N-UNCOUNT
（大学）优等学位，荣誉学位
Honours is a type of university degree which is of a higher standard than a pass or ordinary degree.
例句
...an honours degree in business studies.
商学荣誉学位
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N-VOC
（美国对法官、市长等的尊称）阁下，大人（当面称呼时用 your honour，其他场合提及时用 his honour 或 her honour）
Judges, and mayors in the United States, are sometimes called your honour or referred to as his honour or her honour .
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。
...His Honour Judge Brodrick.
布罗德里克法官大人
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PHRASE
尽主人之谊;主持
If someone does the honours at a social occasion or public event, they act as host or perform some official function.
例句
A well-known television personality did the honours at the official opening of the show.
一位著名的电视明星主持了该次展览的正式开幕典礼。
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PREP-PHRASE
为庆祝…
If something is arranged in honour of a particular event, it is arranged in order to celebrate that event.
例句
The Foundation is holding a dinner at the Museum of American Art in honour of the opening of their new show.
该基金会将在美国艺术博物馆举办宴会，庆祝新展览的开幕。
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PHRASE
为了向…表示敬意
If something is arranged or happens in someone's honour, it is done specially to show appreciation of them.
例句
He will attend an outdoor concert in his honour in the centre of Paris...
他将出席在巴黎市中心特地为他举办的一场露天音乐会。
The United Nations has issued a stamp in honour of Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
联合国发行了一枚纪念阿尔弗雷德·德雷富斯上尉的邮票。