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單詞honour重點用法歸納

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單詞honour重點用法歸納

  1. 泛指一般意義的“榮譽”“光榮”“信譽”等,是不可數名詞;具體指“使感到光榮的事或人”或“榮幸”等,是可數名詞,但多用單數形式。如:

To lose honour is more than to lose life. 失去信譽(榮譽)甚於失去生命。

It’s a great honour to receive that prize. 能獲得那個獎中無上的榮耀。

比較下面兩句:

H brought honour to his family. 他為家庭爭了光。

He is an honour to his family. 他是全家人的.光榮。

  2. do sb honour與do honour to sb都可以說,有以下兩種主要用法:

(1) 對某人表示敬意或紀念。如:

They did honour to the dead. 他們向死者致敬

(2) 給某人帶來榮譽或使某人受到尊敬。如:

His contributions to science do honour to our country. 他在科學上的貢獻為祖國增了光。

比較同義句:

We attended his birthday party to do himhonour.=We attended his birthday party to do honour to him. 我們 參加了他的生日晚會以表示對他的敬意。

  3. 用於do sb the honour of doing [to do] sth,用於修飾honour的定語可以是不定式,也可以是of doing sth,其意為“給某人面子做某事”“給某人做某事的榮幸”。如:

Would you do me the honour of dancing with me?=Would you do me the honour to dance with me? 能請你跳曲舞嗎?

類似地,用於have the honour of doing [to do] sth,用於修飾honour的定語可以是不定式,也可以是of doing sth,其意為“有幸做某事”“榮幸地做某事”。如:

May I have the honour of dancing with you?=May Ihave the honour to dance with you? 能請你跳曲舞嗎?

  4. 用於 in honour of, 相當於一個複合介詞,其意為“為向……表示敬意”“為紀念……”“為祝賀……”“為歡迎……”“為招待……”等。如:

We had a party in honour of his birthday. 為了祝賀他的生日我們舉行了一個晚會。