honorary

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈɑn.əˌɹɛɹ.i/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who holds an honorary appointment.
  2. An honorarium; a fee for services of no fixed value.
  3. A kind of secret society that operates in name only, with membership given to honor some achievement. US
形容词 adj.
  1. Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment. not-comparable
    — honorary degree; honorary citizen
  2. Voluntary. not-comparable
  3. Unofficial; practically. Describes the holder of an unofficial position or title that is assigned as a special honor rather than by normal channels. not-comparable
    — Megsie is an honorary employee because she helps other customers while she shops here.

词形变化

honourary alternative,archaic honoraries plural honourary alternative,archaic honoraries plural honourary alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词
honorarily honorary Aryan honorary authorship honorary colonel honorary consul honorary consulate honorary degree honorary doctor honorary doctorate honorary master honorary master's degree honorary mention honorary officer honorary steam engine honorary steam locomotive honorary title honorary trust

词源

词源 1
From honor + -ary, modelled after French honoraire, from Latin honōrārius.
词源 2
From Latin honōrārium.
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