| 单词 | honourable |
| 释义 | honourable adjective (bre) (name honorable) verbs | adverb verbs➤be可敬adverb➤very很值得尊敬◆a very honourable man品行非常高尚的人➤completely, entirely, perfectly (especially bre) 非常值得敬佩；十分高尚◆my intentions were entirely honourable.我的意图是完全光明磊落的。honourable (bre) (name honorable) /ɒnərəbl; name ɑːnərəbl/ showing high moral standards; behaving in a way that means you keep the respect of other people品格高尚的；保全脸面的◆he was an honourable man who could not lie.他是个高尚的人，不会说谎。◆the only honourable thing to do is to resign.唯一能保全脸面的就是辞职。opp dishonourable → despicable ➡ see also honour → integrity , honour → reputation , honourable → worthy ▸ honourably (bre) (name honorably) adverb◆he served honourably during his 44 years in office.他在任 44 年，忠于职守。note 辨析 decent or honourable?sometimes you can use either word.这两个词有时可通用◆it's time she did the decent / honourable thing and resigned.她是时候辞职以保名节了。however, being honourable often involves more serious moral choices than being decent. decent people work hard and treat other people with respect in their ordinary, everyday lives. honourable people tell the truth, are honest with money and loyal to other people and their country, even when this is very difficult or dangerous or when other people are lying or cheating. you can live decently and die honourably but not◆live honourably and ◆die decently 不过，honourable 往往比 decent 要有更大的道德承担。decent 指人在日常生活中努力工作，尊重他人。honourable 指人在困难或危险的处境下依然讲真话，诚实赚钱，忠于他人和国家，即使众人都在说谎或欺骗时亦能保持如此。可以说 live decently 和 die honourably。但不说 live honourably，也不说 die decently。honourable (bre) (name honorable) /ɒnərəbl; name ɑːnərəbl/ deserving respect; not bringing any shame可敬的；保护声誉（不受玷污）的◆she had a long and honourable career in government.她从政时间长，且名声清白。◆the team managed an honourable 2-2 draw.该队奋力打成了 2:2 平，保住了面子。opp dishonourable → despicable ➡ see also honour → reputation note 辨析 fine, noble, admirable or honourable? noble is the strongest of these words, used of actions like dying for your country. fine suggests sb who does their duty honestly and well. admirable often describes less personal qualities such as balance or clarity. honourable in this meaning is a slightly less positive word: it is often used to say that sb has nothing to be ashamed of, especially when they have done sth fairly good in difficult circumstances. you would not talk about ◆a fine/noble/admirable 2-2 draw a draw is not good enough, and a sports result is not important enough to be noble or admirable, although you might talk about a fine win. you can talk about a fine/noble/admirable man/woman in this meaning; but an honourable man/woman means one who has high moral standards. * noble 在这些词中语气最强，用于描述为国捐躯等壮烈行为。fine 意味着诚实完好地履行了责任。admirable 常修饰一些非个人的品质，如 balance 或 clarity。表达此义时，honourable 正面意义略弱，常用于表示无愧于心，尤指在困境中表现尚可。不说 a fine/noble/admirable 2-2 draw，因为平局非最佳结果，而且竞技结果的重要性也不足以用 noble 或 admirable 形容，尽管可以说 a fine win。表达此义时，可以说 a fine/noble/admirable man/woman，但是 an honourable man/woman 指品行高尚的人。 ➡ see also honourable → respectablehonourable/ˈɒnərəbl ||; ˈɑnərəbḷ/(us 美 honorable) adj 1. acting in a way that makes people respect you; having or showing honour 体面的；光荣的 [opp] dishonourable 反义词为dishonourable 2. the honourable(abbr the hon) a title that is given to some high officials and to members of parliament when they are speaking to each other （某些高级官员和国会议员互相之间的尊称）阁下 ➔honourably /-əbli ||; -əblɪ/ advhonourablesee ⇨ good 9 hon·our·a·ble /bre 【英】, honorable ame 【美】 /`ɑnərəbḷ; ˈɒnərəbəl//adjbehaving in a way that is morally right, which makes people respect you 体面的，正直的，可敬的:◇an honourable man 体面的人 ☞ honourable |
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