| 单词 | badge of honour |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbadge of honour badge of honour n. an emblem, token, or symbol (esp. one which is worn or carried) signifying honour or distinction; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1578 A. Golding tr. Seneca Conc. Benefyting i. v. f. 5v What hath the Chayre of Estate? What hath the Chariot? None of all these thinges is honour, but the Badge of honour. 1607 E. Sharpham Cupids Whirligig iii. i I haue borne the badge of honour in my daies. 1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. 1 Cor. xi. 23 The same thing which is materially Gold and Silver, may formally be the King's Coyn..or a badge of Honour. 1779 W. Russell Hist. Mod. Europe: Pt. I II. 102 The stately castle of Winsdor..saw the order of the Garter instituted; that glorious tribute to gallantry, and sacred badge of honour. 1802 J. H. Nichols Essex Junto iv. i. 63 Another spur to tardy memory, That for your badge of honor, Squire Sancopanco. 1878 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 7 466 This is regarded as a symbol or badge of honour, and is found only in the possession of their head chiefs. 1991 K. Hafner & J. Markoff Cyberpunk Introd. 11 In the 1960s and 1970s, to be a computer hacker was to wear a badge of honor. 2001 Independent 12 Mar. i. 14/7 The Rangers regard the black beret, which they have worn for 25 years, as a badge of honour. < as lemmas |
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