honorable

英 [ˈɒnərəbl]

美 [ˈɑnərəbəl]

adj.  荣誉的；正直的；体面的，高尚的; 尊敬的（对英议员、法官、美国会议员及高级官员的尊称）

考研TEM8

COCA.7084

柯林斯词典

• → see:honourable

英英释义

adj

• not disposed to cheat or defraud
  1. honest lawyers
  2. honest reporting
  Synonym:honest
• worthy of being honored
  1. an honorable man
  2. led an honorable life
  3. honorable service to his country
  Synonym:honourable
• deserving of esteem and respect
  1. all respectable companies give guarantees
  2. ruined the family's good name
  Synonym:estimablegoodrespectable
• adhering to ethical and moral principles
  1. it seems ethical and right
  2. followed the only honorable course of action
  Synonym:ethicalhonourable

双语例句

• Even I have some honorable duties.
  我也有光荣的职责。
• Not all men are as honorable or hold to the same standards as Sam.
  不是所有的人都像萨姆那样品德如此高尚，抑或恪守同样的道德准则。
• He was urbane, courtly and honorable.
  他文质彬彬、谦恭有礼、正直体面。
• They have made honorable contributions to their nation.
  他们为祖国做出了可敬的贡献。
• That would be the honorable judge Rainer himself.
  那要数尊敬的rainer法官了。
• It is the honorable achievement of our fathers.
  这是我们的父亲的高尚的成就。
• I must do the honorable thing according to the legend of my samurai brethren.
  我必须依照我的武士同胞的传奇，行光荣之事。
• How do I know? Because I know Ashley Wilkes and his honorable breed.
  我怎么会知道的？因为我了解阿希礼？威尔克斯和他良好的品行。
• He did the honorable thing.
  他干了一件令人尊敬的事情。
• He argued that the only honorable course of action was death
  他认为唯一体面的行为就只有一死。