the highest order of English knighthood, founded by Edward Ⅲ c. 1344. According to tradition, the garter was that of the Countess of Salisbury, which the king placed on his own leg after it fell off while she was dancing with him. The king's comment to those present, 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' (shame be to him who thinks evil of it), was adopted as the motto of the order.
嘉德勋位 （英国最高勋位, 约1344年由英王爱德华三世创立; 相传, 该袜带[garter]是索尔兹伯里伯爵夫人在与英王共舞时掉落, 而后英王将其放在自己腿上, 英王对在场者所说的Honi soit qui mal y pense ［以此为不善者耻］, 被用为该勋位的座右铭）。