honoured

honoured — 動詞

1. showed great respect or admiration for a person, group, or thing, usually throug

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

致敬；表揚

公開表達敬意，常以儀式或紀念形式

showed great respect or admiration for a person, group, or thing, usually through a public action such as a ceremony, speech, or memorial.

例句

Sivan was honoured at a quiet ceremony for thirty years of nursing.

Sivan 在一場低調的儀式上獲得致敬，表揚她三十年的護理工作。

passive: be honoured at + event

The village honoured its lost fishermen with a stone monument by the harbour.

村子立了一座石碑，向罹難的漁民致敬。

honour + somebody + with + noun phrase

常見搭配
  • publicly honoured
  • officially honoured
  • honoured at a ceremony
  • honoured for service
同義詞
  • celebrated

    more about joy and festivity; less formal than honoured

  • commemorated

    specifically marks a past event or person, usually in a ceremony

  • praised

    uses words rather than ceremonies or symbolic acts

反義詞
  • disrespected

    showed contempt rather than respect

  • shamed

    publicly humiliated rather than honoured

文法句型

honour + somebody

be honoured for + noun phrase

be honoured with + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently passive (be honoured at / with / for). Subject is often an institution, town, government, or community rather than a single person; the act is usually visible to others.

常見錯誤

My father honoured me last night by cooking dinner.
My father made a special dinner for me last night.
small private kindness is not strong enough; honour implies public or weighty respect.
The teacher honoured the rule.
The teacher followed the rule.
for rules and laws use follow, obey, or respect; reserve honour for showing respect to people, achievements, or memory.

2. did the thing that a promise, agreement, contract, or duty required, instead of

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

履行；信守

依約做到承諾或合約上的事

did the thing that a promise, agreement, contract, or duty required, instead of breaking it or ignoring it.

例句

The bank honoured the cheque even though Tara's account was almost empty.

雖然 Tara 的戶頭幾乎沒錢，銀行還是兌現了那張支票。

collocation: honour + cheque / payment

Sven honoured the old rental agreement and let the family stay another month.

Sven 履行原本的租約，讓那家人多住了一個月。

honour + agreement / contract

常見搭配
  • honoured the agreement
  • honoured the contract
  • honoured the cheque
  • honoured the commitment
同義詞
  • fulfilled

    broader; covers wishes and dreams as well as obligations

  • kept

    everyday word; 'kept her promise' is more common in speech than 'honoured her promise'

  • respected

    for treaties and agreements, often interchangeable with honoured

反義詞
  • broke

    broke a promise / broke a contract

  • reneged on

    formally went back on an agreement

文法句型

honour + noun (promise / agreement / contract / commitment)

用法筆記

Object must be something that creates an obligation: a promise, agreement, contract, debt, cheque, ticket, or commitment. Distinguish from sense 1 (SHOW RESPECT): here no ceremony or admiration is involved, only the act of doing what was already owed.

常見錯誤

She honoured to come to my party.
She honoured her promise to come to my party.
honour in this sense needs a noun object naming the obligation, not a to-infinitive.
The store honoured my old receipt with a smile.
The store honoured my old receipt and gave me a refund.
focus on whether the obligation was met, not on the manner of staff.

3. gave a person an official prize, medal, or formal title to mark something they h

3.動詞及物B2
釋義

頒獎；授勳

頒給獎章、獎項或正式頭銜以表彰其成就

gave a person an official prize, medal, or formal title to mark something they had done well.

例句

Amihan was honoured by the city with a gold medal for rescuing two children from the river.

Amihan 從河裡救起兩名孩子，市政府頒給她一面金牌以資表彰。

passive: be honoured by + organisation + with + award

The Queen honoured Dr. Min with a knighthood for thirty years of cancer research.

女王為 Min 醫師三十年的癌症研究授予爵位。

honour + somebody + with + title

常見搭配
  • honoured with a medal
  • honoured with a prize
  • honoured at a ceremony
  • officially honoured
同義詞
  • decorated

    specifically with a medal, often military

  • awarded

    neutral; focuses on the prize itself rather than the act of recognition

  • knighted

    narrow: only when the title is a knighthood

反義詞

文法句型

honour + somebody + with + noun (medal / prize / title)

be honoured by + organisation

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (SHOW RESPECT): here a concrete reward changes hands — a medal, prize, title, or knighthood — usually given by an official body. Subject is typically a country, monarch, university, or awarding organisation.

常見錯誤

My boss honoured me with $50.
My boss gave me a $50 bonus.
small money payments are bonuses, not honours; reserve this sense for formal prizes and titles.
The school was honoured Harper.
Harper was honoured by the school.' or 'The school honoured Harper.
passive needs 'by'; active does not use 'was'.

同根字

  • honour
    動詞B2
  • honour
    名詞B2
  • honourable
    形容詞C1
  • honourably
    副詞C1
  • dishonour
    動詞C2
  • dishonourable
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • be honoured at a ceremony
  • be honoured with a medal
  • honour an agreement
  • honour a promise

介系詞搭配

  • honoured for
  • honoured with
  • honoured by
  • honoured at
  • honoured as