honourable

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhonourablehon·our·a·ble British English, honorable American English /ˈɒnərəbəl $ ˈɑːn-/ adjective 1 ADMIREan honourable action or activity deserves respect and admiration My father didn’t think acting was an honorable profession.2 GOOD/MORALbehaving in a way that is morally correct and shows you have high moral standards a principled and honourable man3 FAIRan honourable arrangement or agreement is fair to everyone who is involved in it —honourably adverbExamples from the Corpushonourable• The broader tradition is a typically nationalist one, seeing national liberation through war as honourable and singularly justified.• Alex Stewart is the honourable exception.• It would not be honourable for me, as a solicitor, to reveal my client's business to anyone.• He is widely accepted as a decent and honourable man.• A son who accepted his responsibilities and was only concerned to do good was an honourable son.• He might think it the honourable thing to do. Related topics: SociologyHonourableHonourable British English, Honorable American English adjective 1 SSNAME OF A THING (written abbreviation Hon.) used in Britain in the titles of children whose father is a lord and in the titles of judges and Members of Parliament2 (written abbreviation Hon.) used in the US when writing to or about a judge or important person in the government3 → the Honourable Gentleman/the Honourable Lady/my Honourable Friend/the Honourable Member → Right HonourableExamples from the CorpusHonourable• There was a stubbornness in him which would not let this Honourable Colonel in; and he failed to understand it.• In fact his so-called Honourable Friends.• In the budget debate on 15 September, he addressed Dalton: The Honourable member concluded his speech with a challenge.

单词	honourable
释义	honourable From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhonourablehon·our·a·ble British English, honorable American English /ˈɒnərəbəl $ ˈɑːn-/ ●○○ adjective 1 ADMIREan honourable action or activity deserves respect and admiration My father didn’t think acting was an honorable profession.2 GOOD/MORALbehaving in a way that is morally correct and shows you have high moral standards a principled and honourable man3 FAIRan honourable arrangement or agreement is fair to everyone who is involved in it —honourably adverbExamples from the Corpushonourable• The broader tradition is a typically nationalist one, seeing national liberation through war as honourable and singularly justified.• Alex Stewart is the honourable exception.• It would not be honourable for me, as a solicitor, to reveal my client's business to anyone.• He is widely accepted as a decent and honourable man.• A son who accepted his responsibilities and was only concerned to do good was an honourable son.• He might think it the honourable thing to do. Related topics: SociologyHonourableHonourable British English, Honorable American English adjective 1 SSNAME OF A THING (written abbreviation Hon.) used in Britain in the titles of children whose father is a lord and in the titles of judges and Members of Parliament2 (written abbreviation Hon.) used in the US when writing to or about a judge or important person in the government3 → the Honourable Gentleman/the Honourable Lady/my Honourable Friend/the Honourable Member → Right HonourableExamples from the CorpusHonourable• There was a stubbornness in him which would not let this Honourable Colonel in; and he failed to understand it.• In fact his so-called Honourable Friends.• In the budget debate on 15 September, he addressed Dalton: The Honourable member concluded his speech with a challenge.
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