单词 | honourable |
释义 | honourable (once / 290 pages) adj WORD FAMILY honourable: dishonourable, honourableness, honourablest, honourably+/dishonour: dishonoured, dishonouring, dishonours/dishonourable: dishonourableness/honour: dishonour, honourable, honoured, honouring, honours USAGE EXAMPLESThe Mobile Photography Awards are now in their fifth year, and this spectacular shot of Spring Break in Sydney got an honourable mention this year. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) Derek Lam concurred, saying he would "rather concentrate my energies on efforts towards a more just, honourable and a mutually respectful world". BBC(Dec 06, 2016) It’s natural to see things you consider honourable as good for society, and things that are base, as bad. Nature(Dec 01, 2016) 1adj worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect Syn|Ant honorable honest, honorable not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent august, revered, venerableprofoundly honored laureateworthy of the greatest honor or distinction time-honored, time-honouredhonored because of age or long usage justused especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting moralconcerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles noblehaving or showing or indicative of high or elevated character reputablehaving a good reputation worthyhaving worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable dishonorable, dishonourable lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor ingloriousnot bringing honor and glory dishonest, dishonorabledeceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame debasing, degradingused of conduct; characterized by dishonor shabbymean and unworthy and despicable unprincipledhaving little or no integrity yellowcowardly or treacherous unjustviolating principles of justice ignoblecompletely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose disreputablelacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance unworthylacking in value or merit 2adj adhering to ethical and moral principles Syn ethical, honorable right in conformance with justice or law or morality |
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