honour
US: /ˈɑnɝ/
UK: /ˈɒnɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
honour /'ɔnə/ (honor) /'ɔnə/- danh từ
- danh dự, danh giá, thanh danh
- word of honour: lời nói danh dự
- upon my honour; (thông tục) honour bright: tôi xin lấy danh dự mà thề
- point of honour: điểm danh dự, vấn đề danh dự
- vinh dự, niềm vinh dự; người làm rạng danh
- such a man is an honour to his country: một người như vậy làm rạng danh dự cho tổ quốc
- lòng tôn kính; sự kính trọng
- to pay somebody the honour: tỏ lòng kính trọng ai
- in honour of: để tỏ lòng tôn kính, để tỏ lòng trân trọng đối với
- danh tiết, đức hạnh; tiết trinh (của người đàn bà)
- địa vị cao, quyền cao chức trọng, chức tước cao; danh vọng
- to attain the highest honours: đạt tới địa vị cao nhất
- huân chương; huy chương
- (số nhiều) nghi thức trọng thể, lễ nghi trọng thể; sự khoản đãi trọng thể
- to be buried with military honours: chôn cất theo nghi lễ quân đội
- last (funeral) honours: tang lễ trọng thể
- honours of war: những điều kiện chiếu cố cho phép làm theo quân lễ đối với một đạo quân đầu hàng (được giữ vũ khí, cầm cờ đi ra...)
- (số nhiều) bằng danh dự (cho những học sinh giỏi đặc biệt về một môn nào ở trường đại học)
- to take honours in history: thi lấy bằng danh dự về bộ môn sử
- (Honour) ngài, tướng công, các hạ (tiếng tôn xưng)
- Your Honour
- His Honour
- thưa ngài, thưa tướng công
- (đánh bài) quân át chủ; quân K chủ, quân Q chủ; quân J chủ
- (thương nghiệp) sự cam kết (trả đúng hẹn, thực hiện giao kèo...)
- His Honour
- danh dự, danh giá, thanh danh
- ngoại động từ
- tôn kính, kính trọng
- ban vinh dự cho
- (thương nghiệp) nhận trả đúng hẹn (thương phiếu); thực hiện đúng hẹn (giao kèo...)
Advanced English dictionary
(BrE) (AmE honor) noun, verbHelp Note: Use an, not a, before honour.
+ noun
respect
1 [U] great respect and admiration for sb: the guest of honour (= the most important one) + the seat / place of honour (= given to the most important guest) + They stood in silence as a mark of honour to her.
see also MAID OF HONOUR, MATRON OF HONOUR
privilege
2 [sing.] (formal) something that you are very pleased or proud to do because people are showing you great respect: It was a great honour to be invited here today.
moral behaviour
3 [U] the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right: a man of honour + Proving his innocence has become a matter of honour.
reputation
4 [U] a good reputation; respect from other people: upholding the honour of your country + The family honour is at stake.
sb / sth causing respect
5 [sing.] ~ to sth/sb a person or thing that causes others to respect and admire sth/sb: She is an honour to the profession.
award
6 [C] an award, official title, etc. given to sb as a reward for sth that they have done: the New Year's Honours list (= in Britain, a list of awards and titles given on January 1 each year) + to win the highest honour + He was buried with full military honours (= with a special military service as a sign of respect).
see also ROLL OF HONOUR
at university / school
7 (honours, honors) [pl.] (abbreviation Hons) (often used as an adjective) a university course that is of a higher level than a basic course (in the US also used to describe a class in school which is at a higher level than other classes): an honours degree / course + a First Class Honours degree + (AmE) I took an honors class in English.
8 (honours, honors) [pl.] if you pass an exam or GRADUATE from a university or school with honours, you receive a special mark/grade for having achieved a very high standard
judge / mayor
9 (His / Her / Your Honour) [C] a title of respect used when talking to or about a judge or a US MAYOR: No more questions, Your Honour.
in card games
10 [C, usually pl.] the cards that have the highest value
Idioms: do sb an honour
do sb the honour (of doing sth) (formal) to do sth to make sb feel very proud and pleased: Would you do me the honour of dining with me?
do the honours to perform a social duty or ceremony, such as pouring drinks, making a speech, etc: Would you do the honours and draw the winning ticket?
have the honour of sth / of doing sth (formal) to be given the opportunity to do sth that makes you feel proud and happy: May I have the honour of the next dance? + It was Ince who had the honour of scoring the first goal.
(there is) honour among thieves (saying) used to say that even criminals have standards of behaviour that they respect
(feel) honour bound to do sth (formal) to feel that you must do sth because of your sense of moral duty: She felt honour bound to attend as she had promised to.
the honours are even no particular person, team, etc. is doing better than the others in a competition, an argument, etc.
in honour of sb/sth
in sb's / sth's honour in order to show respect and admiration for sb/sth: a ceremony in honour of those killed in the explosion + A banquet was held in her honour.
on your honour (old-fashioned)
1 used to promise very seriously that you will do sth or that sth is true: I swear on my honour that I knew nothing about this.
2 to be trusted to do sth: You're on your honour not to go into my room.
more at POINT n.
+ verb [VN]
show respect
1 ~ sb (with sth) to do sth that shows great respect for sb/sth: The President honoured us with a personal visit. + our honoured guests + (ironic) I'm glad to see that you've decided to honour us with your presence!
give award
2 ~ sb/sth (with sth) (for sth) to give public praise, an award or a title to sb for sth they have done: He has been honoured with a knighthood for his scientific work. + She has never been properly honoured in her own country. + The town has honoured his bravery by erecting a memorial.
Antonym: DISHONOUR
keep promise
3 to do what you have agreed or promised to do: I have every intention of honouring our contract. + to honour a cheque (= to keep an agreement to pay it) + She is determined to honour her husband's dying wish. + They have failed to honour the peace agreement.
Antonym: DISHONOUR
Idioms
be / feel honoured (to do sth) to feel proud and happy: I was honoured to have been mentioned in his speech. + 'Would you be my best man?' 'I'd be honoured.'
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 integrity, honesty, fairness, justness, probity, uprightness, decency, goodness, righteousness, rectitude, justice, morality, principles, virtuousness, virtue:
Doing the right thing is a matter of honour.
2 respect, esteem, reverence, veneration, approbation, deference, admiration, homage, regard, accolade, praise, kudos, fame, glory, celebrity, distinction, prestige, illustriousness:
Great honour accompanies the award of a Nobel prize.
3 privilege, distinction, pleasure, joy, delight; credit, blessing:
I have the honour to introduce tonight's speaker. It has been an honour to serve under you, Admiral
4 virginity, chastity, virtue, purity, innocence:
How did she manage to preserve her honour when fighting with the partisans?
v.
5 respect, esteem, revere, venerate, adulate, adore, worship, approve, prize, value, defer to, admire, pay homage to:
Albert Schweitzer was much honoured in the latter part of his life
6 praise, laud, glorify, celebrate, eulogize, salute, hail, acclaim, ennoble, dignify, exalt:
We have come together to honour those who have died for their country
7 keep, maintain, carry out, live up to, discharge, fulfil, observe, meet:
She has done her best to honour her obligations.
8 pay, redeem, accept, clear, cash:
The bank refused to honour his cheque because of 'insufficient funds'.
Collocation
1 sth that makes you feel proud
ADJ.
great, rare, signal, special, tremendous | doubtful, dubious
Max was given the dubious honour of organizing the children's party.
VERB + HONOUR
have
I had the rare honour of being allowed into the artist's studio.
| do sb
(formal),
give sb
Will you do me the honour of dining with me?
| share
He shared the honour of being the season's top scorer with Andy Cole.
2 great respect
PREP.
in sb's ~
They organized a party in his honour.
PHRASES
a guard of honour
The princess's coffin was accompanied by a guard of honour.
| (the) guest of honour
The president was guest of honour at the society's banquet.
| a lap of honour
The crowd cheered while the athletes ran their lap of honour.
| a mark of honour
They stood in silence as a mark of honour to the drowned sailors.
| the place/seat of honour, a roll of honour
The school's roll of honour lists everyone killed in the war.
3 good reputation
ADJ.
family, national, personal, professional
He was now satisfied that the family honour had been restored.
VERB + HONOUR
defend, fight for, save, uphold
She felt she had to defend the honour of her profession.
| restore | do, bring
This biography does great honour to the poet's achievements. She brought honour to her country as an Olympic medal-winner.
HONOUR + VERB
be satisfied
In the return match the home team won 3?0 and honour was satisfied.
| be at stake
National honour is at stake in this match between France and England.
PREP.
on your ~
(old-fashioned) I swear on my honour (= very seriously)that I knew nothing about this.
| with ~
The prime minister sought an agreement that would bring peace with honour.
| without ~
a man without honour
PHRASES
be/feel (in) honour bound (to … )
He felt honour bound to help her.
| a code of honour
Knights in the Middle Ages had a strong code of honour.
| a man of honour, a matter/point of honour
It is a matter of professional honour to keep our standards as high as possible.
| a sense of honour, sb's word of honour I give you my word of honour I will not forget what I owe you.
4 award/official title, etc.
ADJ.
full ~s, highest, major, top
the stars who took top honours at the MTV Awards
| academic, battle, civilian, military, political, royal
VERB + HONOUR
award (sb), bestow, confer, give sb
The Order of Merit is the highest civilian honour that can be conferred on someone.
| accept, pick up, receive, scoop, take, win
She has confirmed that she will accept the honour of a peerage. It was the British who scooped the honours at last night's Oscars.
HONOUR + NOUN
list, system
He was made a life peer in the New Year's honours list.
PHRASES
with full military honours
He was burie
5 honours: type of degree course
ADJ.
combined, joint
VERB + HONOUR
do, take
(formal) All students taking honours in Greek may also study Modern Greek.
HONOUR + NOUN
course, degree
He's in the third year of his honours course.
| graduate, student
PREP.
~ in
joint honours in mathematics and statistics
6 honours: high mark in a degree course
ADJ.
first-class, second-class, third-class
HONOUR + NOUN
degree | graduate
PREP.
with ~
She passed with second class honours.
Concise dictionary
honours|honoured|honouring'ɑnə(r) /'ɒn-noun
+the state of being honored
+a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
+the quality of being honorable and having a good name
+a woman's virtue or chastity
verb
+bestow honor or rewards upon
+show respect towards
+accept as pay
