一、单词记忆
我们初中的时候学过honest,诚实的,取前面的3个字母hon后面加上or,表示人,诚实的人是值得大家尊敬的。
英式:honour 美式:honor
二、单词用法
1.n,意为“尊敬;荣幸;高尚品德;荣誉”。
[经典例题]翻译句子(上海高考模拟题)
①承担这项特殊任务对我来说荣幸之至。(honor)
It's a great honor for me to undertake the special task
②他突然领悟到荣誉是无足轻重的,而他真正在意的是家庭幸福。(occur)
It occurred to him that honor was not important and what he really cared about was the happiness of his family.
常见搭配:
(1)in honour of,意为“为了纪念……;向……表示敬意”。有时可同in memory of互换。
The Dragon Boat Festival, for example, is celebrated in honour of Qu Yuan.
例如,端午节就是为了纪念屈原而庆祝的。(牛津译林必修3U2课文P36)
[经典例题]翻译句子(上海高考模拟题)
①据说今晚公司将设宴招待澳大利亚专家。(honor)
It is said that the company will give a banquet this evening in honor of the experts from Australia.
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