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单词 honor-bound
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honor-bound

[ on-er-bound ]
/ ˈɒn ərˈbaʊnd /
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adjective

bound by or placed under the obligation of honor: She felt honor-bound to defend her friend.

Words nearby honor-bound

honorable ordinary, honorand, honorarium, honorary, honorary canon, honor-bound, honor bright, honor camp, honored, honoree, honor guard
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Example sentences from the Web for honor-bound

  • Karpov alleged that he was honor-bound to protect his “substantial reputation in the jurisdiction of England and Wales.”

    Moscow’s Long, Corrupt Money Trail|Michael Weiss|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Honor-bound too, was he, to divide his fee of a dollar per scholar with his benefactors.

    Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas

Idioms and Phrases with honor-bound

honor bound

Obliged by one's personal integrity, as in She was honor bound to admit that it was her work and not her sister's. Also see on one's honor.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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