honor

• n. 榮譽；信用；頭銜
• vt. 尊敬（等於honour）；給…以榮譽

來自拉丁語honor,尊貴，榮譽，名聲。引申詞義光榮，榮幸等。

honor (n.)

c. 1200, "glory, renown, fame earned," from Anglo-French honour, Old French honor (Modern French honneur), from Latin honorem (nominative honos, later honor) "honor, dignity, office, reputation," of unknown origin. Till 17c., honour and honor were equally frequent; the former now preferred in England, the latter in U.S. by influence of Noah Webster's spelling reforms. Meaning "a woman's chastity" first attested late 14c. Honors "distinction in scholarship" attested by 1782. Honor roll in the scholastic sense attested by 1872. To do the honors (1650s) originally meant the customary civilities and courtesies at a public entertainment, etc.

honor (v.)

mid-13c., honuren, "to do honor to," from Old French honorer, from Latin honorare, from honor (see honor (n.)). In the commercial sense of "accept a bill due, etc.," it is recorded from 1706. Related: Honored; honoring.

A custom more honoured in the breach than the observance. Whoever will look up the passage (Hamlet I. iv. 16) will see that it means, beyond a doubt, a custom that one deserves more honour for breaking than for keeping: but it is often quoted in the wrong & very different sense of a dead letter or rule more often broken than kept. [Fowler]

1. The Chinese make a point of their personal honor.

中國人特別重視個人榮譽.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. I feel honor bound to repay the money I borrowed.

我覺得有責任歸還我借的錢.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. It's quite an honor to have two men fighting over me.

有兩個人爭著要我,我感到很榮幸.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. He swore by his honor he would return the bike.

他以自己的名譽發誓,保證歸還自行車.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. They ran up a flag in honor of the president's visit.

為了歡迎總統的來訪,他們升起了一麵旗子.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》