单词 | roll of honour |
释义 | > as lemmasroll of honour roll of honour n. a list of people whose achievements are honoured, or who have died in battle; cf. honour roll n. at honour n. Compounds 1c. ΚΠ 1642 T. Morgan Welchmens Jubilee sig. A2 Whom she cherisheth alive, she will not permit to lie in the odious Sepulchre of Oblivion, nor suffer their names to be raced out of the rolles of honour. 1660 E. Waterhouse Disc. Arms & Armory 178 Princes, Prelates, Peers, Knights, Gentlemen, and others..must not be omitted in the roll of Honour. 1754 E. Lewis Ital. Husband 17 How he's not lowest in the Roll of Honour. 1865 Herald & Torch Light (Hagerstown, Maryland) 22 Mar. The General and the Sergeant are together before the throne. The one is remembered by name and many virtues on the roll of honour. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin xii. 224 Why, your name would be in the Roll of Honour, and your photo in the Daily Mirror. 2001 Medal News Feb. 34/2 64 pages are devoted to a roll of honour with the name, number, rank, date of death and brief details of every officer killed in the line of duty. < as lemmas |
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