| 单词 | honours list |
| 释义 | > as lemmashonours list honours list n. (a) a list of students who have been successful in an honours examination, or who have achieved academic honours; (b) (chiefly British) a list of awards and titles conferred by the sovereign, typically at his or her official birthday and at New Year; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > honours list class list1807 honours list1849 honour board1879 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] > place or list commemorating the famous honour list1842 honour roll1863 Hall of Fame1901 honours list1910 1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xix. 179 A man may be famous in the Honours-lists and entirely unknown to the undergraduates. 1862 Oxf. Univ. Cal. 273 Honours Lists issued by Moderators. 1910 H. G. Wells New Machiavelli (1911) iii. i. 304 The New Year and Birthday honours lists are always very sagely and exhaustively considered. 1929 Melody Maker Dec. 1169/1 This disc goes right into the honours list. 1988 P. Corsi Sci. & Relig. ix. 111 The printed mathematical questions revealed the high level of proficiency required to earn a place in the honours list at Cambridge. 2001 Guardian 27 June ii. 5/1 Can some kind of recognition be expected in the next honours list? < as lemmas |
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