请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 honorable
释义

Trends of
honorable

View usage for:

honorable

(ɒnrəbəl)
honourable

honorable in American English

(ˈɑnərəbəl)
adjective
1. 
worthy of being honored
; specif.,
a.  [H-]
of, or having a position of, high rank or worth
, used as a title of courtesy for certain officials and for the children of certainBritish peers
our Representative, the Honorable Jane Smith
b. 
noble; illustrious
c. 
of good reputation; respectable
2. 
having or showing a sense of right and wrong; characterized by honesty and integrity; upright
3. 
bringing honor to the owner or doer
4. 
doing honor; accompanied with marks of respect
an honorable burial
Derived forms
honorability (ˌhonoraˈbility)
noun or ˈhonorableness
honorably (ˈhonorably)
adverb
Word origin
ME honourable < OFr honorable < L honorabilis < honor

Examples of 'honorable' in a sentence
honorable

He will be a good son to you and a good grandson to his honorable grandparents.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES (2001)
Then he would perish, most likely by his own hand, and his vision of a naked earth would be left in other, less honorable, hands.
Clive Barker SACRAMENT (2001)
In the past six weeks she had learned that Cain Remington was an honorable man.
Elizabeth Lowell WHERE THE HEART IS (2001)

Chinese translation of 'honorable'

honorable

(ˈɔnərəbl) (US)

adj

  1. = honourable

honourable

or (US) honorable
(ˈɔnərəbl)

adj

  1. [person, action, defeat] 高尚的 (gāoshàng de)
  2. (in parliament) 尊敬的 (zūnjìng de)

Nearby words of
honorable

  • honeysuckle
  • Hong Kong
  • honor
  • honorable
  • honorary
  • honour
  • honourable

Related terms of
honorable

  • honourable

Seehonourable
随便看

　

英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/11/15 1:46:59