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单词 honours system
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Definition of honours system in English:

honours system

noun
  • 1(especially in the UK or other Commonwealth countries) a system of awards and titles conferred by a country or state in recognition of individual achievement or service.

    the British government is conducting a review of the honours system
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A government spokesman said they did not comment on selections for the honours system.
    • It is high time the honours system was binned to make our society more equal.
    • He publicly criticised the honours system on failing to garner a knighthood.
    • People have called for a shake-up of the honours system.
    • The SNP has a policy of refusing appointments to do with the honours system.
    • Charles' advisers are also toying with the idea of a reform of the honours system to reflect the new Scotland.
    • A Welsh honours system recognising "ordinary people who do extraordinary things" has been announced during a debate in the Senedd.
    • Scores of leading Australians have quietly snubbed the country's honours system by refusing to accept awards.
    • Mr. Mandela is also an honorary Companion of the Order of Canada, the centrepiece of Canada's honours system.
    • The Australian honours system is free of patronage or political influence.
  • 2A system of university education in which undergraduates pursue a course of study that leads to an honours degree.

    the traditional honours system of firsts, upper and lower seconds, and thirds would be retained
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Any reference to a course shall be deemed to be a reference to either a Principal Subject within the Dual Honours system, or to a postgraduate programme of study.
    • How does the honours system work in UK universities?
    • Due to the flexibility of Keele's dual honours system it is possible to combine two undergraduate science subjects together.
    • The system could presage a three-year honours degree at Strathclyde University and undermine Scotland's four-year honours system, which distinguishes universities north of the Border from their English counterparts.
    • If the Edinburgh university pilot is a success it will be the first time in nearly 200 years that the structure of the honours system would be challenged.
 
 
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