| 单词 | to have the honour |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have the honour P7. to have the honour: (with of or to-infinitive) to enjoy the distinction or privilege associated with a specified thing or action. Also without construction: to have the pleasure or privilege of doing, or of having done, something (esp. of having met someone before). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > be pleased with [verb (transitive)] > take pleasure in or enjoy likeOE joyc1330 love1340 fruishc1450 enjoy1462 to enjoy of?1521 to have the honour1525 relish1580 jouise1598 taste1605 palate1609 to get a kick out of1928 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xxxiv. f. xliii Sith the kyng wolde they shulde haue the honour of the iourney, let vs suffre them to take it. 1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War f. Cviv They were angrie, that other people shulde haue the honnor to haue caryed to Athens, those prisoners, which they had conquered & vainquished. 1666 R. Hooke Let. 21 Mar. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) III. 119 This account having had the honour to be very well approved in the royall Society. 1719 J. Stirling Let. 6 Aug. in I. Newton Corr. (1977) VII. 53 I had the honour of your letter about five weeks after the date. 1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals v. ii. 88 Sir, you have the advantage of me: I don't remember ever to have had the honour. 1820 G. W. Featherstonehaugh in Sir J. Sinclair's Corr. (1831) II. 73 I have the honour to forward to you..a pamphlet [etc.]. 1847 B. Disraeli Tancred I. ii. vi. 180 ‘Lady Charmouth's carriage is called. May I have the honour?’ said Tancred, offering his arm. 1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker ix. 147 I have the honour to explain to you, sir. 1912 A. Conan Doyle Lost World iii. 31 ‘May I ask if you have met my husband before?’ ‘No, madam, I have not had the honour’. 1955 J. Thomas No Banners xxix. 287 Hey, Lord Muck! May we have the honour of introducing ourselves! 2001 Oxoniensia 65 155 The current mayor..and the mayoress were ‘at home’ to guests invited to have the honour of meeting the Prince. < as lemmas |
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