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单词 honorary
释义 hon·or·ary
I. \ˈänəˌrerē, -eri\ adjective
Etymology: Latin honorarius, from honor honor + -arius -ary — more at honor
1.
 a. : having or conferring distinction
  < honorary scholar >
  < honorary bridesmaid >
  < honorary engineering society >
 b. : commemorative
  < honorary plaque >
  < wrote an honorary ode for the centennial >
2.
 a. : conferred in recognition of achievement or service without the usual prerequisites, duties, or obligations : titular
  < does not really tell us what it is like to hold an honorary, though honorable, position in a domain where once his word was law — Richard Griffith >
  < two hard-earned degrees … and several honorary ones — A.W.Griswold >
 b. : unpaid, unremunerative, voluntary
  < honorary secretary >
  < in the Australian theater play-writing remains very largely an honorary task and consequently a luxury — Leslie Rees >
3. : dependent on honor for fulfillment : moral — used especially of an obligation
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin honorarium
1. archaic : honorarium
2. [by shortening] : an honorary society
 < elected to … the senior men's honorary — Neil Stueck >
3. [honorary (degree)] : an honorary degree or its recipient
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