泛指一般意义的“荣誉”“光荣”“信誉”等,是不可数名词具体指“使感到光荣的事或人”或“荣幸”等,是可数名词,但多用单数形式。
如:To lose honour is more than to lose life.
失去信誉(荣誉)甚于失去生命。
2、用于do sb the honour of doing [to do] sth,用于修饰honour的定语可以是不定式,也可以是of doing sth,其意为“给某人面子做某事”“给某人做某事的荣幸”。
如:Would you do me the honour of dancing with me?等于Would you do me the honour to dance with me?
能请你跳曲舞吗?
3、用于 in honour of, 相当于一个复合介词,其意为“为向……表示敬意”“为纪念……”“为祝贺……”“为欢迎……”“为招待……”等。
如:We had a party in honour of his birthday.
为了祝贺他的生日我们举行了一个晚会
honor的名词形式
honor本身就作名词。
例如:Over 100 players competed for the honor of representing the county in the National Finals.
100多位选手为争取代表郡参加全国总决赛的荣誉展开角逐。
The medal is the highest honor the association can bestow.
这奖章是该协会可授予的最高荣誉。
My father was a man of honor and great integrity.
我父亲是个高尚正直的人。
No, your honor.
不是,法官大人。