| 釋義 |
honourn. 1. fact of being honourable,high reputation光榮,榮譽(yù)。 △H.VIII.3.2.182(181):“the honour of it/Does pay the act of it,”(it: being loyal to one’s sovereign.)為人臣者的忠誠定會得到榮譽(yù)的報償。 △Rom.3. 2. 93:“For’tis a throne where honour may be crowned / Solemonarch of the universal earth.”因為那是榮譽(yù)獨(dú)自稱王的寶座,普天之下都要瞻仰。 2. sense of honour榮譽(yù)感。 △H.VIII.1.1.39:“As I belong to worship and affect / In honour honesty,”我有貴族的身份,榮譽(yù)感使我熱愛誠實。 3. honourable duty光榮責(zé)任。 △H.VIII.5.3.117 (5.2.152):“One that,in all obedience,makes the Church / The chief aim of his honour,” i.e.makes it his chief object to benefit the Church.他,必恭必敬,把謀求教會的利益當(dāng)做他那光榮職責(zé)的主要目標(biāo)。 4.(personified) person of honour,person of elevated sentiments,person of uprightness有榮譽(yù)感的人,有高尚情操的人,正直的人。 △H.VIII.1.2.126:“Things to strike honour sad. ”使得高尚的人聽了大為悲傷的事情。 5.high rank,dignity 高貴身份,尊貴。 △ H.VIII.1.1.137:“And from a mouth of honour quite cry down This Ipswich fellow’s insolence;”(Buckingham is emphasizing his nobility.)用我這尊貴的嘴壓倒這個伊普斯威契賤種的傲慢無禮。 △H.VIII.2.3.97:“honour’s train / Is longer than his foreskirt.”尊榮后邊拖的下擺總比它的前襟要長得多。 6. men of rank and honour有地位有榮譽(yù)的人,顯貴之人。 △Mac.3.4.40 (39):“Here had we now our country’s honour roofed,”現(xiàn)在我們?nèi)珖娘@貴都會集在這個屋頂之下了。 7. reputation,concern for reputation 名譽(yù),名譽(yù)心。 △Oth.5.2.243 (245): “But why should honour outlive honesty?”可是榮譽(yù)本身既不存在,還關(guān)心名譽(yù)干什么? △H.VIII.4.2.71: “To keep mine honour from corruption,”使我的名譽(yù)不致受到歪曲。 8. esteem,respect,homage尊重,尊敬,敬意。 △H.V.3.2.28 (26):“These be good humours! your honour wins bad humours.”這可真算是好脾氣! 你對他尊敬,卻得到了侮辱。 △ 2H.VI.2.2.61:“That shall salute our rightful sovereign / With honour of his birthright to the crown.”向我們的合法君王致敬,對他那世襲的王位繼承權(quán)表示崇敬。 △H.VIII.4.2.168 (167): “When I am dead, good wench,Let me be used with honour;” 好姑娘,我死之后,要讓人們給我一定的哀榮。 △H.VIII. 5.2.25 (26):“Is this the honour they do one another? / ’ Tis well there’s one above ’em yet.”(one above ’em: God or Henry VIII. )這就是他們彼此之間表示的尊重嗎? 幸虧在他們之上還有這么一個人。(按:“一個人”指亨利八世自己或上帝。)9. mark of respect.i. e. not fame but a material reward尊敬的標(biāo)志,(指)物質(zhì)報酬。 △ 1H.IV.5.4.144(140): “If your father will do me any honour,so;if not,let him kill the next Percy himself.”如果你父親給我獎賞,很好;否則下回再來一個波西,就讓他去殺好了。 10. chastity,purity貞潔,純潔。 △Ado.4.1.33:“She’s but the sign and semblance of her honour.”她的貞潔不過是虛有其表。 △H.VIII.2.3.76:“Beauty and honour in her are so mingled.That they have caught the King;”她真是美貌和純潔一身兼?zhèn)?,難怪把國王吸引住了。 11.?reputation名譽(yù)。 ?chastity貞潔。 △Oth.4.1.14:“She is protectress of her honour too; / May she give that?”她的名譽(yù)(又譯:貞潔)也是屬于她的;難道名譽(yù)(又譯:貞潔)也可以送人嗎? Phrases: child of honour: youth of noble birth promising honour in his future life榮譽(yù)的驕子(原指有光輝前程的貴族青年)。 △H.VIII.4.1.5: “Didst thou not tell me,Griffith,as thou led’st me,/ That the great child of hon-our,Cardinal Wolsey,/ Was dead?”葛利菲斯,你剛才攙著我的時候,是不是告訴我說,那位天之驕子,沃爾西紅衣主教,死了? cloth of honour: canopy 華蓋。 △H.VIII.4.1.47:“They that bear / The cloth of honour over her,arefour barons / Of the Cinque-Ports.”為她高舉著華蓋的是五港的四位男爵。 honour's thought: thought of honour,idea of win-ning honour光榮的思想,贏得榮譽(yù)的念頭。 △H.V.2.Cho.3: “and honour's thought / Reigns solely in the breastof every man.”在每個人心里想的只是為國爭光。 in honour: i. e. as a moral duty為了榮譽(yù);(指)作為道德責(zé)任。 △Oth.5.2.294 (295): “For nought I did inhate,but all in honour.”因為我所做的事,沒有 一件是出于仇恨,都是為了榮譽(yù)。 take it upon one's honour: swear by one's honour憑…的名譽(yù)起誓。 △Wiv.2.2.13: “I took't upon minehonour thou hadst it not.”我曾以我的名譽(yù)為誓你沒有拿它。
honourvt. 1. show respect向…表示恭敬。 △1H.VI.5.3.50:“Whoart thou? Say,that I may honour thee.”你是誰? 說吧,我好對你表示恭敬。 2. raise to dignity,ennoble提升(到高官顯位),使高貴。 △Mac.1.7.32:“He hath honoured me of late,”他最近還給了我尊榮。 |