But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
在大户人家,不但有金器银器,也有木器瓦器。有作为贵重的,有作为卑贱的。
2
To refuse payment, todishonour: The drawee refuses to discharge a draft when it falls due for payment.
拒付汇票到期要求付款时,受票人拒绝支付汇票上的款项叫做拒付。
3
The mere idea of a woman's appealing ther family to screen her husband's business dishonour was inadmissible, since it was the one thing that theFamily, as an institution, could not do.