honourable
/ˈɒnərəbl/( <美> honorable)
adjective
1
- bringing or worthy of honour光荣的, 可敬的, 体面的：
this is the only honourable course
这是唯一有体面的办法。
a decent and honourable man.
一位体面可敬的男子。
1.1
- formal or humorous (of the intentions of a man courting a woman) directed towards marriage〈正式或幽默〉（男子对女子献殷勤的意图）意在婚姻的：
the young man's intentions had been honourable.
这位年轻男子真心想要求婚。
2
Honourable
used as a title indicating eminence or distinction, given to certain high officials, the children of certain ranks of the nobility, and MPs［用于称呼某些高官、某些级别贵族的子女和议员］尊敬的：the Honourable Alan Simpson, US Senator.
尊敬的艾伦·辛普森, 美国参议员。
派生词
honourableness
nounhonourably
adverb词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin honorabilis, from honor 'honour'.