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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hon·or·ary ETYMOLOGY Latin honorarius, from honor DATE 1568 1. a. having or conferring distinction b. commemorative 2. dependent on honor for fulfillment 3. a. conferred or elected in recognition of achievement or service without the usual prerequisites or obligations an honorary degree an honorary member b. unpaid , voluntary an honorary chairman • honorary noun Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 honorary hon·or·ary / 5CnErEri; NAmE 5B:nEreri / adjective(abbr. Hon) 1. (of a university degree, a rank, etc. 大学学位、级别等) given as an honour, without the person having to have the usual qualifications 荣誉的: an honorary doctorate / degree 荣誉博士学位；荣誉学位 2. (of a position in an organization 机构中的职位) not paid 无报酬的；义务的: the honorary president 名誉校长 The post of treasurer is a purely honorary position. 司库的职位纯属义务性质。 3. treated like a member of group without actually belonging to it 被待作…成员的: She was treated as an honorary man. 她得到了男子般的待遇。 HELP Use an, not a, before honorary. honorary 之前用 an,不用 a。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hon·or·ary I. \ˈänəˌrerē, -eri\ adjective Etymology: Latin honorarius, from honor honor + -arius -ary — more at honor 1. a. : having or conferring distinction < honorary scholar > < honorary bridesmaid > < honorary engineering society > b. : commemorative < honorary plaque > < wrote an honorary ode for the centennial > 2. a. : conferred in recognition of achievement or service without the usual prerequisites, duties, or obligations : titular < does not really tell us what it is like to hold an honorary, though honorable, position in a domain where once his word was law — Richard Griffith > < two hard-earned degrees … and several honorary ones — A.W.Griswold > b. : unpaid , unremunerative , voluntary < honorary secretary > < in the Australian theater play-writing remains very largely an honorary task and consequently a luxury — Leslie Rees > 3. : dependent on honor for fulfillment : moral — used especially of an obligationII. noun (-es) Etymology: Latin honorarium 1. archaic : honorarium 2. [by shortening] : an honorary society < elected to … the senior men's honorary — Neil Stueck > 3. [honorary (degree)] : an honorary degree or its recipient |
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