honour

单词辨析:

respect admiration esteem honour 【导航词义:尊敬,尊重】
respect n. 尊敬,敬重
〔辨析〕

指对他人的品质、学识或技艺的钦佩。

〔例证〕

Her kindness has earned the respect of her neighbours.

她的善良赢得了邻居的尊敬。

All his colleagues have the greatest respect for his work.

他的同事非常钦佩他的工作能力。

admiration n. 敬佩,佩服
〔辨析〕

指爱慕或敬佩之情。

〔例证〕

The young man gazed at her in admiration.

那位年轻人用爱慕的眼神注视着她。

His whole family was full of admiration for the rescuers.

他全家人对救援人员满怀敬佩之情。

esteem n. 尊敬,敬重
〔辨析〕

较正式用词,含赞赏、仰慕之意。

〔例证〕

The readers held this writer in great esteem.

读者都对这位作家十分敬重。

There has been a drop in public esteem for teachers.

公众对教师的尊重程度有所下降。

honour (美亦作honor) n. 崇敬,敬重
〔辨析〕

指别人对自己、自己的国家、家庭等表现出的敬意,含令人引以为荣之意。

〔例证〕

For all the players, winning this game is a matter of national honour.

对所有队员而言,赢得这场比赛事关国家荣誉。

He decided to meet the challenge in order to defend the honour of his family.

为了捍卫家族的荣誉,他决定迎接挑战。

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I impressed on him what a huge honour he was being offered.

我让他铭记他当时被授予了多么大的荣誉。

Those right-wing people who most honour their monarch see no reason for any apology.

那些对君主最为尊崇的右翼人士认为没有理由作出道歉。

Mr Ashkenazy has informed us that he will be unable to honour his contract with Symphony Hall to perform the piano recital.

阿什克纳齐先生已通知我们,他将无法履行和交响音乐厅签订的钢琴独奏演出合同。

I have the honour to inform you that*;

我荣幸地通知你

This is a reflection upon your honour.

这对你的名誉是一种损害。

A well-known television personality did the honours at the official opening of the show.

一位著名的电视明星主持了该次展览的正式开幕典礼。