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单词 honorific
释义 hon·or·if·ic
I. \|änə|rifik, -fēk\ adjective
also hon·or·if·i·cal \-fə̇kəl, -fēk-\
Etymology: honorific from Latin honorificus, from honorare to honor; honorifical from Latin honorificus + English -al
1. : conferring or conveying honor
 < honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession — D.D.McKean >
 < a largely honorary but distinctly honorific post — Time >
 < the elaborate set of honorific words used to people of rank — Margaret Mead >
2. : belonging to or constituting a class of grammatical forms used in speaking to or about a social superior
hon·or·if·i·cal·ly \-fə̇k(ə)lē, -fēk-, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. : an honorific term of address especially when used by an Oriental to convey verbal respect
 < a leader in the movement to abolish caste distinctions — he has officially repudiated the hereditary … honorific of “Pandit” before his name — Robert Trumbull >
2. : an honorific word or form
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