
honors
词源
源自中古英语honour,古法语onor,拉丁语honor(尊敬、荣耀),与honest(诚实)同源。
noun
❶ 荣誉或奖励,指因成就、贡献或特殊表现而获得的认可或奖项。常用于学术、军事等领域。
“She graduated with honors from Harvard University.”
(她以优异成绩从哈佛大学毕业。)
“The soldier received military honors for his bravery.”
(这名士兵因勇敢表现获得军事荣誉。)
❶ (课程)荣誉课程,指大学里为优秀学生开设的高难度进阶课程。
“I'm taking honors chemistry this semester.”
(这学期我正在修读化学荣誉课程。)
“Honors classes require extra research projects.”
(荣誉课程需要完成额外的研究项目。)
verb
❶ 给予荣誉或尊敬,正式认可某人的成就或地位。
“The city honored the firefighters with a parade.”
(该市举行游行表彰消防员。)
“We should honor those who sacrificed for our country.”
(我们应当敬重那些为国家牺牲的人。)
常见短语
do the honors — 指承担某项光荣任务或仪式性工作,比如在正式场合开启香槟或剪彩。
“Would you like to do the honors of cutting the ribbon?”
(您愿意承担剪彩的荣誉任务吗?)
honors list — 荣誉名单,特指获得学术嘉奖或军事表彰的人员名单。
“Her name appeared on the dean's honors list this semester.”
(她的名字出现在本学期院长荣誉名单上。)