Tra từ honour - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hon·our [honour honours honoured honouring] (especially US honor)noun, verb BrE [ˈɒnə(r)] NAmE [ˈɑːnər]
noun Use an, not a, before honour.

RESPECT
1. uncountable great respect and admiration for sb
•the guest of honour (= the most important one)
•the seat/place of honour (= given to the most important guest)
• They stood in silence as a mark of honour to her.
see also ↑maid of honour, ↑matron of honour

PRIVILEGE
2. singular something that you are very pleased or proud to do because people are showing you great respect
• It was a great honour to be invited here today.
Syn: ↑privilege

MORAL BEHAVIOUR
3. uncountable the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right
•a man of honour
• Proving his innocence has become a matter of honour.

REPUTATION
4. uncountable a good reputation; respect from other people
•upholding the honour of your country
• The family honour is at stake.
compare ↑dishonour
5. singular ~ to sth/sb a person or thing that causes others to respect and admire sth/sb
• She is an honour to the profession.

AWARD
6. countable an award, official title, etc. given to sb as a reward for sth that they have done
•the New Year's Honours list (= in Britain, a list of awards and titles given on January 1 each year)
•to win the highest honour
•He was buried with full military honours (= with a special military service as a sign of respect).
see also ↑roll of honour

AT UNIVERSITY/SCHOOL
7. honours, honorsplural (abbr.Hons) (often used as an adjective)a university course that is of a higher level than a basic course (in the US also used to describe a class in school which is at a higher level than other classes)
•an honours degree/course
•a First Class Honours degree
• (NAmE)I took an honors class in English.
8. honours, honorsplural if you pass an exam or ↑graduate from a university or school with honours, you receive a special mark/grade for having achieved a very high standard

JUDGE/MAYOR
9. His/Her/Your Honourcountable a title of respect used when talking to or about a judge or a US ↑mayor
•No more questions, Your Honour.

IN CARD GAMES
10. countable, usually plural the cards that have the highest value
more at a point of honour at ↑point _n.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French onor (noun), onorer (verb), from Latin honos, honor.

Culture:
honours
Twice a year several hundred British people who have distinguished themselves in some way receive a variety of honours. A few are given life ↑peerages, some are made ↑knights, and many others are given lesser awards. The honours lists are published on ↑New Year's Day (the New Year Honours) and in mid June on the present Queen’s official birthday (the Birthday Honours). At the end of each parliament before a general election, the ↑Prime Minister recommends a list of politicians for the Dissolution Honours.
For a long time honours were given almost automatically to senior members of the armed forces and the Civil Service, and to those who had contributed to party political funds. In 1993 John Major announced a reduction in the number of such honours and said that more awards were to be given to members of the public nominated for honours by colleagues and friends, or by people who admire their achievements. The Ceremonial Secretariat receives nominations and draws up a final list which is approved by the prime minister. As well as the names of politicians and businessmen, it contains charity workers, well-known sports and television personalities, actors, musicians, etc, and many ordinary people. Honours are awarded by the king or queen in a ceremony at ↑Buckingham Palace.
Many of the honours are associated with one of several orders of chivalry. Some of the orders have different grades of membership, e.g. ‚knight’, ‚commander’, ‚officer’ and ‚member’. Many people are given awards in the Order of the British Empire. Famous people may be given a CBE (commander rank) or ↑OBE (officer rank); people recommended by members of the public are usually given an ↑MBE (member rank). Some people think the Order of the British Empire should be renamed to get rid of the outdated reference to the Empire, but in 2004 it was decided that the name should not be changed. Most honours allow a person to put the appropriate letters after their name. In addition to these honours there are many ↑medals and decorationsfor bravery, for civiliansas well as for members of the police and the armed forces.
In the US there is no system of honours like that in Britain, though a number of medals are awarded for outstanding achievement or for bravery. These include the ↑Presidential Medal of Freedom and the ↑Congressional Gold Medal.

Thesaurus:
honour (BrE) (AmE honor)noun
1. sing.
•It was a great honour to be invited here today.
pleasure • • delight • • joy • • pride • • privilege • |especially spoken treat •
It's a/an honour/pleasure/delight/joy/privilege/treat to do sth
a great honour/pleasure/joy/privilege
2. U
•Proving his innocence was a matter of honour.
integrity • • honesty • |formal probity •
Opp: dishonour
a man/woman of honour/integrity
sb's personal honour/integrity/honesty/probity
Honour or integrity? Integrity means being good and honest so that you can approve of yourself; honour means being good and honest so that you keep your reputation. Integrity is usually individual; honour can be individual or collective:
•to defend the family honour
✗ to defend the family integrity
3. U
•She brought honour to her country.
reputation • • image • • status • • prestige • • glory • • name • • profile • |formal stature • • character •
Opp: dishonour
sb's professional honour/reputation/image/status/stature
personal/national honour/reputation/image/prestige/glory
gain/bring/lose/seek honour/a reputation/status/prestige/glory
defend sb's honour/reputation/image/status
restore sb's honour/reputation/image/status/prestige/glory

Synonyms:
pleasure
delight • joy • privilege • treat • honour
These are all words for things that make you happy or bring you enjoyment.
pleasure • a thing that brings you enjoyment or satisfaction: ▪ the pleasures and pains of everyday life ◇ ▪ It's been a pleasure ▪ meeting you.
delight • a thing or person that brings you great enjoyment or satisfaction: ▪ the delights of living in the country
joy • a thing or person that brings you great enjoyment or happiness: ▪ the joys and sorrows of childhood
pleasure, delight or joy?
A delight or joy is greater than a pleasure; a person, especially a child, can be a delight or joy, but not a pleasure; joys are often contrasted with sorrows, but delights are not.
privilege • (rather formal) something that you are proud and lucky to have the opportunity to do: ▪ It was a great privilege to hear her sing.
treat • (informal) a thing that sb enjoyed or is likely to enjoy very much: ▪ You've never been to this area before? Then you're ▪ in for a ▪ real ▪ treat ▪.
honour/honor • (formal) something that you are very pleased or proud to do because people are showing you great respect: ▪ It was a great honour to be invited here today.
the pleasures/delights/joys of sth
It's a great pleasure/joy to me that…
It's a pleasure/delight/joy/privilege/treat/honour to do sth
It's a pleasure/delight/joy to see/find…
a pleasure/delight/joy to behold/watch
a real pleasure/delight/joy/privilege/treat
a great pleasure/joy/privilege/honour
a rare joy/privilege/treat/honour

Example Bank:
•Eastlake Studio received top honours in the interior design category.
•He felt honour bound to help her.
•He passed with second-class honours.
•He saw his injuries as a badge of honour.
•He shared the honour of being the season's top scorer with Andy Cole.
•He was buried with full military honours.
•He was made a life peer in the New Year's honours list.
•He was now satisfied that the family honour had been restored.
•He's in the third year of his honours course.
•I give you my word of honour I will not forget what I owe you.
•I had the rare honour of being allowed into the artist's studio.
•I swear on my honour= very seriously that I knew nothing about this.
•In the return match the home team won 3–0 and honour was satisfied.
•It is a matter of honour to keep our standards as high as possible.
•It was the British who scooped the honours at last night's Oscars.
•Knights in the Middle Ages had a strong code of honour.
•Max was given the dubious honour of organizing the children's party.
•National honour is at stake in this game.
•National honour is at stake in this match between France and England.
•She brought honour to her country as an Olympic medal-winner.
•She felt she had to defend the honour of her profession.
•She has confirmed that she will accept the honour of a peerage.
•The Order of Merit is the highest civilian honour that can be conferred on someone.
•The coffin was accompanied by a guard of honour.
•The crowd cheered while the athletes ran their lap of honour.
•The president was guest of honour at the society's banquet.
•The prime minister sought an agreement that would bring peace with honour.
•The school's roll of honour lists everyone killed in the war.
•They organized a party in his honour.
•They stood in silence as a mark of honour to the drowned sailors.
•This biography does great honour to the poet's achievements.
•Will you do me the honour of dining with me?
•a man without honour
•honour code violations
•joint honours in mathematics and statistics
•television's highest honour
•the stars who took top honours at the MTV Awards
•He would always fight to defend the family honour.
•Many schoolchildren have a very strong code of honour.
•Proving his innocence was a matter of honour.
•The arch was built in honour of the Emperor.
Idioms: ↑do somebody an honour ▪ ↑do somebody the honour ▪ ↑do the honours ▪ ↑have the honour of of doing something ▪ ↑honour among thieves ▪ ↑honour-bound to do something ▪ honoured ▪ ↑honours are even ▪ ↑in honour of somebody ▪ ↑in somebody's honour ▪ ↑on your honour

verb

SHOW RESPECT
1. ~ sb (with sth) to do sth that shows great respect for sb/sth
•The President honoured us with a personal visit.
•our honoured guests
• (ironic)I'm glad to see that you've decided to honour us with your presence!

GIVE AWARD
2. ~ sb/sth (with sth) (for sth) to give public praise, an award or a title to sb for sth they have done
•He has been honoured with a knighthood for his scientific work.
•She has never been properly honoured in her own country.
•The town has honoured his bravery by erecting a memorial.

KEEP PROMISE
3. ~ sth (formal)to do what you have agreed or promised to do
•I have every intention of honouring our contract.
•to honour a cheque (= to keep an agreement to pay it)
•She is determined to honour her husband's dying wish.
•They have failed to honour the peace agreement.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French onor (noun), onorer (verb), from Latin honos, honor.

Example Bank:
•The council could be forced to honour the contracts.
•The republic has failed to honour a peace agreement signed a year ago.
•She is determined to honour her husband's dying wish.
•The bank refused to honour the cheque.

See also: ↑honor