🇬🇧🇨🇳 honor - 荣誉 : English Lesson

Meaning of "honor" ("荣誉"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Honor is when you do what is right, fair, and truthful, even when no one is watching. A person with honor keeps promises, tells the truth, plays fair, and tries to do the kind and brave thing instead of the easy or selfish thing. Because of this, other people trust and respect them and know they can count on them.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

To protect my honor, I admitted that the weird smell came from my socks and not from a mysterious swamp monster.

My dog’s honor disappeared the moment he pretended he didn’t know who chewed my homework.

To save his honor, my brother confessed he didn’t see a ghost; he just saw his own reflection with bedhead.

The superhero’s honor would not allow him to let a single broccoli go uneaten, no matter how gross it looked.

Sam refused to lie about brushing his teeth; in a moment of extreme honor, he proudly opened his mouth and nearly knocked everyone over with the smell.

A boy finds a lost purse and returns it. The owner smiles and says, "You did a kind thing. It is an honor." The town gives him a small honor pin. He keeps his honor with pride and shows the honor to friends. He wins the honor of the street. Everyone claps, and he feels calm.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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