honorable

B2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #6070

a. 值得尊敬的, 荣耀的, 高贵的

发音

UK /ˈɒn.ə ɹəbl̩/
UK /ˈɒn.ɹəbl̩/
US /ˈɑn.ə.ɹəbl̩/
US /ˈɑn.ɹəbl̩/

词形变化

honorables 复数 honorables more honorable 比较级 most honorable 最高级

别名

honble honourable Hon. hon'ble honerable Honorable

教材释义与例句

形容词

光荣的；可敬的；高贵的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A politician or other person who bears the title of "honorable".

    美国
adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Behaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having integrity.

    美国
  2. 2.

    Worthy of respect; respectable.

    可敬

    美国
  3. 3.

    Complying with cultural rules regarding honor; not provoking shame or disgrace.

    美国

    That culture considered it no disgrace to be defeated in honorable combat.

  4. 4.

    A courtesy title, given in Britain and the Commonwealth to a cabinet minister, minister of state, or senator, and in the United States to the president, vice president, congresspeople, state governors and legislators, and mayors.

    美国 政治

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 7

good honest respectable honourable admirable ethical estimable

反义词 1

dishonorable

近义相关 9

right august downright revered reputable venerable laureate time-honored time-honoured

参见 10

just true straight honest square direct noble worthy moral genuine

相关短语

honorable mention n. 荣誉奖, 优秀奖, 鼓励奖 honorable mentions honorable discharge [军事]荣誉退役；荣誉退役证书 honorable discharges Honorable Colonel Honorable Colonels honorary colonel Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles do the honorable thing amende honorable Right Honorable right honorable right honourable

词源

From Middle English honourable, from Old French honorable, honurable, from Latin honōrābilis, from honōrō (“to honour”); cognate with Italian onorabile, Spanish honorable. By surface analysis, honor + -able. In this sense, largely displaced Old English ārfæst.

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