in AM, use 美国英语用 honorable
1 ADJ-GRADED （人）值得尊敬的，正直的;（行为）光荣的，体面的 If you describe people or actions as honourable, you mean that they are good and deserve to be respected and admired. （人）值得尊敬的，正直的;（行为）光荣的，体面的
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I believe he was an honourable man, dedicated to the people and his union.
我认为他是个品行高洁的人，一心奉献于人民和工会的事业。
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He argued that the only honorable course of action was death.
他认为唯一体面的行为就只有一死。
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However, their intentions are honourable.
然而，他们的初衷是高尚的。
SYN proper, right, respectable, righteous
2 ADJ （用于某些贵族和法官等官员名字前的尊称）尊敬的，阁下 Honourable is used as a title before the names of some members of the nobility, judges, and some other officials. （用于某些贵族和法官等官员名字前的尊称）尊敬的，阁下
3 ADJ [ADJ n] （英国议会辩论时议员彼此间的尊称）尊敬的，阁下 In debates in the British parliament, one member of parliament refers to another as the honourable member, the honourable gentleman, the honourable lady, or their honourable friend. （英国议会辩论时议员彼此间的尊称）尊敬的，阁下
Quotations
For Brutus is an honourable man William Shakespeare Julius Caesar
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