/ˈɒnə(r) ||; ˈɑnɚ/(
US 美 honor)
noun 1 [U] the respect from other people that a person, country, etc gets because of high standards of behaviour and moral character 崇敬;尊敬: the guest of honour(= the most important one) 贵宾 ☞Look at dishonour. 参看dishonour。
2 [sing] (formal 正式) something that gives pride or pleasure 光荣: It was a great honour to be asked to speak at the conference. 承蒙邀请在会上致辞,深感荣幸。
3 [U] the quality of doing what is morally right 名誉;声誉: I give you my word of honour. 我用名誉作担保。
4 Honours [pl] the four highest marks you can be given in Bachelor degrees 荣誉学位
5 [C] something that is given to a person officially, to show great respect 表示荣誉、尊敬而正式授予之物或仪式: He was buried with full military honours(= with a military ceremony as a sign of respect). 他下葬时举行了隆重的军葬礼。
in honour of sb/sth;in sb/sth's honour out of respect for sb/sth 为了向…表示敬意:
A party was given in honour of the guests from Bonn. 为来自波恩的宾客举行了酒会。