Definition of honorific in English:

honorific

adjective ɒnəˈrɪfɪkˌɑnəˈrɪfɪk

1Given as a mark of respect but having few or no duties.
（职务，职位）（表示尊敬但实际职责很少或没有的）名誉的
he was elevated to the honorific status of ‘Dom’
他已升到被尊称为“师”的地位。
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus, in the case of an honorific status, no powers are associated with it, according to him.
- Many Mexican officers held honorific commissions but knew little about military matters.
- Rather, it indicated their willingness to accept yet another honorific chairmanship from parishioners that required little active engagement from them.
- The president will determine whether the individual is to continue in the endowed or honorific position and will notify the individual of the decision.
- The Constitution vests the supreme command in the President but this, as the Constitution makes clear, is an honorific office.
1. 1.1 (of a form of address) showing respect.
  （表示尊敬的称呼）尊敬的，荣誉的
  an honorific title for addressing women
  对女性的尊称。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He now occupies the lofty position of Editor Emeritus at the Irish Times, an honorific title given to him for loyal, distinguished service, dedication beyond the call, etc.
  Those with titles of nobility, honorific titles, academic titles, and other professional titles prefer to be addressed by those titles, but like people to avoid calling too much attention to a person's position.
  Twinam begins and concludes her book with the story of a Medellín merchant Gabriel Muñoz who initiated a law suit because a royal official did not address him by the honorific title Don.
  His son, Kim Jong Il, fought off a number of contenders before being announced as successor, and has earned himself the honorific title of ‘Dear Leader’.
  ‘Buddha’ is a not a personal name but an honorific title which means ‘awakened one’.
  They refused to use honorific titles and deferential forms of address such as your excellency, my lord, because they were not literally true.
  He had his position and he thought it gave him power, when really it is a purely honorific title.
  He was a member of nearly 30 medical societies and was awarded the honorific title ‘Tan Sri’ by the King of Malaysia.
  On arrival at the home of the bereaved, the orator representing the visitors stands outside the hut, addresses the dead person with an honorific string of titles, and then speaks to everyone present.
  Once they have completed the pilgrimage, pilgrims are given the honorific title ‘Hajji’ (pilgrim).
  When the The New York Times decides to use honorific titles on second reference, it does so to establish consistency of usage and a level of diction that suggests formality and seriousness of purpose.
  In 1827 he was given the resurrected dignity of lord high admiral, intended as an honorific title, but his clumsy attempts to make its nominal authority effective led to his resignation after only fifteen months.
  But, again, honorific titles such as ‘research professor’ or simply ‘professor’ are both sought and given.
  He and his wife were then given honorific titles.
  Common Samoan is the Samoan language of commerce and normal village interactions, while Respect Samoan includes honorific terms used for others of equal or greater rank.

noun ɒnəˈrɪfɪkˌɑnəˈrɪfɪk

A title or word implying or expressing respect.
尊称，敬语
a sociolinguistic investigation of honorifics and their usage
Example sentencesExamples
- A Japanese man was so enraged by an acquaintance's failure to address him with an honorific that he stabbed him to death with an umbrella, police said yesterday.
- Although a mother, grandmother and widow, Rizza gets angry when addressed as ‘Ibu’, the standard Indonesian honorific for women of her status.
- On the flip side, though, it's a nearly infallible sign of personality problems when a PhD insists on the honorific ‘Dr.’
- At least he hadn't corrected my use of the masculine honorific.
- The ‘little’ was the traditional honorific indicating that the kid was a prodigy.
- His use of ‘Mister’ in front of first names was a kind of honorific: people deserved more respect than simple blurting out their name.
- He decided to avoid the use of a name or honorific, and just try a question.
- ‘Welcome aboard the Oberon, Captain,’ Reagan said, addressing Lawrence by the honorific he deserved as commanding officer of a ship.
- Japanese honorifics probably won't be used much when discussing particle physics or nanotechnology.
- Nahuatl once had an extensive system of honorifics, which affected not only the choice of pronouns, but also the forms of verbs, nouns, and pronouns.
- Finally, I have to regret the use of first names and nicknames for women, while men are given surnames, honorifics and initials.
- ‘Well, Magdalena,’ he said, not bothering with honorifics, ‘You of all people should know better than to lie.’
- To compound the confusion, before about 1100 the title ‘Sanctus’ or ‘Sanctissimus’ was an honorific that might be applied to any pope or indeed to any holy person.
- A doctor who stands around and lets a patient die over money does not deserve the honorific.
- When Japanese people say that someone else speaks ‘beautiful Japanese’, they very often mean that the other person has an excellent command of the use of honorifics, which is one of the major features of Japanese.
- For no especially good reason, I tend to jump right in with the first name if the person is actually in my field, but use an honorific for someone in another discipline.
- But when you log on to book tickets for our National Theatre they do better than that; they give you no less than forty appellations, titles, ranks or honorifics to choose from.
- Addressing opponents with an honorific needlessly elevates them, so stick to first names.
Synonyms
title, denomination, label

Derivatives

honorifically

adverb

Maybe Drezner is using the term ‘sport’ honorifically.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin honorificus, from honor 'honour'.

Rhymes

anaglyphic, beatific, calorific, colorific, hieroglyphic, horrific, Indo-Pacific, pacific, prolific, scientific, soporific, specific, terrific, transpacific, triglyphic

Definition of honorific in US English:

honorific

adjectiveˌɑnəˈrɪfɪkˌänəˈrifik

1(of an office or position) given as a mark of respect, but having few or no duties.
（职务，职位）（表示尊敬但实际职责很少或没有的）名誉的
an honorific award for military valor
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus, in the case of an honorific status, no powers are associated with it, according to him.
- Many Mexican officers held honorific commissions but knew little about military matters.
- Rather, it indicated their willingness to accept yet another honorific chairmanship from parishioners that required little active engagement from them.
- The Constitution vests the supreme command in the President but this, as the Constitution makes clear, is an honorific office.
- The president will determine whether the individual is to continue in the endowed or honorific position and will notify the individual of the decision.
1. 1.1 Denoting a form of address showing high status, politeness, or respect.
  （表示尊敬的称呼）尊敬的，荣誉的
  an honorific title for addressing women
  对女性的尊称。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His son, Kim Jong Il, fought off a number of contenders before being announced as successor, and has earned himself the honorific title of ‘Dear Leader’.
  In 1827 he was given the resurrected dignity of lord high admiral, intended as an honorific title, but his clumsy attempts to make its nominal authority effective led to his resignation after only fifteen months.
  But, again, honorific titles such as ‘research professor’ or simply ‘professor’ are both sought and given.
  Common Samoan is the Samoan language of commerce and normal village interactions, while Respect Samoan includes honorific terms used for others of equal or greater rank.
  He now occupies the lofty position of Editor Emeritus at the Irish Times, an honorific title given to him for loyal, distinguished service, dedication beyond the call, etc.
  Those with titles of nobility, honorific titles, academic titles, and other professional titles prefer to be addressed by those titles, but like people to avoid calling too much attention to a person's position.
  He was a member of nearly 30 medical societies and was awarded the honorific title ‘Tan Sri’ by the King of Malaysia.
  They refused to use honorific titles and deferential forms of address such as your excellency, my lord, because they were not literally true.
  He had his position and he thought it gave him power, when really it is a purely honorific title.
  When the The New York Times decides to use honorific titles on second reference, it does so to establish consistency of usage and a level of diction that suggests formality and seriousness of purpose.
  On arrival at the home of the bereaved, the orator representing the visitors stands outside the hut, addresses the dead person with an honorific string of titles, and then speaks to everyone present.
  He and his wife were then given honorific titles.
  ‘Buddha’ is a not a personal name but an honorific title which means ‘awakened one’.
  Twinam begins and concludes her book with the story of a Medellín merchant Gabriel Muñoz who initiated a law suit because a royal official did not address him by the honorific title Don.
  Once they have completed the pilgrimage, pilgrims are given the honorific title ‘Hajji’ (pilgrim).

nounˌɑnəˈrɪfɪkˌänəˈrifik

A title or word implying or expressing high status, politeness, or respect.
尊称，敬语
he will be able to put the honorific after his name: licenciado, “college graduate.”
Example sentencesExamples
- For no especially good reason, I tend to jump right in with the first name if the person is actually in my field, but use an honorific for someone in another discipline.
- To compound the confusion, before about 1100 the title ‘Sanctus’ or ‘Sanctissimus’ was an honorific that might be applied to any pope or indeed to any holy person.
- But when you log on to book tickets for our National Theatre they do better than that; they give you no less than forty appellations, titles, ranks or honorifics to choose from.
- ‘Well, Magdalena,’ he said, not bothering with honorifics, ‘You of all people should know better than to lie.’
- Addressing opponents with an honorific needlessly elevates them, so stick to first names.
- Although a mother, grandmother and widow, Rizza gets angry when addressed as ‘Ibu’, the standard Indonesian honorific for women of her status.
- Nahuatl once had an extensive system of honorifics, which affected not only the choice of pronouns, but also the forms of verbs, nouns, and pronouns.
- A doctor who stands around and lets a patient die over money does not deserve the honorific.
- Finally, I have to regret the use of first names and nicknames for women, while men are given surnames, honorifics and initials.
- ‘Welcome aboard the Oberon, Captain,’ Reagan said, addressing Lawrence by the honorific he deserved as commanding officer of a ship.
- His use of ‘Mister’ in front of first names was a kind of honorific: people deserved more respect than simple blurting out their name.
- Japanese honorifics probably won't be used much when discussing particle physics or nanotechnology.
- When Japanese people say that someone else speaks ‘beautiful Japanese’, they very often mean that the other person has an excellent command of the use of honorifics, which is one of the major features of Japanese.
- On the flip side, though, it's a nearly infallible sign of personality problems when a PhD insists on the honorific ‘Dr.’
- A Japanese man was so enraged by an acquaintance's failure to address him with an honorific that he stabbed him to death with an umbrella, police said yesterday.
- At least he hadn't corrected my use of the masculine honorific.
- He decided to avoid the use of a name or honorific, and just try a question.
- The ‘little’ was the traditional honorific indicating that the kid was a prodigy.
Synonyms
title, denomination, label

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin honorificus, from honor ‘honor’.

词汇	honorific
释义	Definition of honorific in English: honorific adjective ɒnəˈrɪfɪkˌɑnəˈrɪfɪk 1Given as a mark of respect but having few or no duties. （职务，职位）（表示尊敬但实际职责很少或没有的）名誉的 he was elevated to the honorific status of ‘Dom’ 他已升到被尊称为“师”的地位。 Example sentencesExamples Thus, in the case of an honorific status, no powers are associated with it, according to him. Many Mexican officers held honorific commissions but knew little about military matters. Rather, it indicated their willingness to accept yet another honorific chairmanship from parishioners that required little active engagement from them. The president will determine whether the individual is to continue in the endowed or honorific position and will notify the individual of the decision. The Constitution vests the supreme command in the President but this, as the Constitution makes clear, is an honorific office. 1.1 (of a form of address) showing respect. （表示尊敬的称呼）尊敬的，荣誉的 an honorific title for addressing women 对女性的尊称。 Example sentencesExamples He now occupies the lofty position of Editor Emeritus at the Irish Times, an honorific title given to him for loyal, distinguished service, dedication beyond the call, etc. Those with titles of nobility, honorific titles, academic titles, and other professional titles prefer to be addressed by those titles, but like people to avoid calling too much attention to a person's position. Twinam begins and concludes her book with the story of a Medellín merchant Gabriel Muñoz who initiated a law suit because a royal official did not address him by the honorific title Don. His son, Kim Jong Il, fought off a number of contenders before being announced as successor, and has earned himself the honorific title of ‘Dear Leader’. ‘Buddha’ is a not a personal name but an honorific title which means ‘awakened one’. They refused to use honorific titles and deferential forms of address such as your excellency, my lord, because they were not literally true. He had his position and he thought it gave him power, when really it is a purely honorific title. He was a member of nearly 30 medical societies and was awarded the honorific title ‘Tan Sri’ by the King of Malaysia. On arrival at the home of the bereaved, the orator representing the visitors stands outside the hut, addresses the dead person with an honorific string of titles, and then speaks to everyone present. Once they have completed the pilgrimage, pilgrims are given the honorific title ‘Hajji’ (pilgrim). When the The New York Times decides to use honorific titles on second reference, it does so to establish consistency of usage and a level of diction that suggests formality and seriousness of purpose. In 1827 he was given the resurrected dignity of lord high admiral, intended as an honorific title, but his clumsy attempts to make its nominal authority effective led to his resignation after only fifteen months. But, again, honorific titles such as ‘research professor’ or simply ‘professor’ are both sought and given. He and his wife were then given honorific titles. Common Samoan is the Samoan language of commerce and normal village interactions, while Respect Samoan includes honorific terms used for others of equal or greater rank. noun ɒnəˈrɪfɪkˌɑnəˈrɪfɪk A title or word implying or expressing respect. 尊称，敬语 a sociolinguistic investigation of honorifics and their usage Example sentencesExamples A Japanese man was so enraged by an acquaintance's failure to address him with an honorific that he stabbed him to death with an umbrella, police said yesterday. Although a mother, grandmother and widow, Rizza gets angry when addressed as ‘Ibu’, the standard Indonesian honorific for women of her status. On the flip side, though, it's a nearly infallible sign of personality problems when a PhD insists on the honorific ‘Dr.’ At least he hadn't corrected my use of the masculine honorific. The ‘little’ was the traditional honorific indicating that the kid was a prodigy. His use of ‘Mister’ in front of first names was a kind of honorific: people deserved more respect than simple blurting out their name. He decided to avoid the use of a name or honorific, and just try a question. ‘Welcome aboard the Oberon, Captain,’ Reagan said, addressing Lawrence by the honorific he deserved as commanding officer of a ship. Japanese honorifics probably won't be used much when discussing particle physics or nanotechnology. Nahuatl once had an extensive system of honorifics, which affected not only the choice of pronouns, but also the forms of verbs, nouns, and pronouns. Finally, I have to regret the use of first names and nicknames for women, while men are given surnames, honorifics and initials. ‘Well, Magdalena,’ he said, not bothering with honorifics, ‘You of all people should know better than to lie.’ To compound the confusion, before about 1100 the title ‘Sanctus’ or ‘Sanctissimus’ was an honorific that might be applied to any pope or indeed to any holy person. A doctor who stands around and lets a patient die over money does not deserve the honorific. When Japanese people say that someone else speaks ‘beautiful Japanese’, they very often mean that the other person has an excellent command of the use of honorifics, which is one of the major features of Japanese. For no especially good reason, I tend to jump right in with the first name if the person is actually in my field, but use an honorific for someone in another discipline. But when you log on to book tickets for our National Theatre they do better than that; they give you no less than forty appellations, titles, ranks or honorifics to choose from. Addressing opponents with an honorific needlessly elevates them, so stick to first names. Synonyms title, denomination, label Derivatives honorifically adverb Maybe Drezner is using the term ‘sport’ honorifically. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin honorificus, from honor 'honour'. Rhymes anaglyphic, beatific, calorific, colorific, hieroglyphic, horrific, Indo-Pacific, pacific, prolific, scientific, soporific, specific, terrific, transpacific, triglyphic Definition of honorific in US English: honorific adjectiveˌɑnəˈrɪfɪkˌänəˈrifik 1(of an office or position) given as a mark of respect, but having few or no duties. （职务，职位）（表示尊敬但实际职责很少或没有的）名誉的 an honorific award for military valor Example sentencesExamples Thus, in the case of an honorific status, no powers are associated with it, according to him. Many Mexican officers held honorific commissions but knew little about military matters. Rather, it indicated their willingness to accept yet another honorific chairmanship from parishioners that required little active engagement from them. The Constitution vests the supreme command in the President but this, as the Constitution makes clear, is an honorific office. The president will determine whether the individual is to continue in the endowed or honorific position and will notify the individual of the decision. 1.1 Denoting a form of address showing high status, politeness, or respect. （表示尊敬的称呼）尊敬的，荣誉的 an honorific title for addressing women 对女性的尊称。 Example sentencesExamples His son, Kim Jong Il, fought off a number of contenders before being announced as successor, and has earned himself the honorific title of ‘Dear Leader’. In 1827 he was given the resurrected dignity of lord high admiral, intended as an honorific title, but his clumsy attempts to make its nominal authority effective led to his resignation after only fifteen months. But, again, honorific titles such as ‘research professor’ or simply ‘professor’ are both sought and given. Common Samoan is the Samoan language of commerce and normal village interactions, while Respect Samoan includes honorific terms used for others of equal or greater rank. He now occupies the lofty position of Editor Emeritus at the Irish Times, an honorific title given to him for loyal, distinguished service, dedication beyond the call, etc. Those with titles of nobility, honorific titles, academic titles, and other professional titles prefer to be addressed by those titles, but like people to avoid calling too much attention to a person's position. He was a member of nearly 30 medical societies and was awarded the honorific title ‘Tan Sri’ by the King of Malaysia. They refused to use honorific titles and deferential forms of address such as your excellency, my lord, because they were not literally true. He had his position and he thought it gave him power, when really it is a purely honorific title. When the The New York Times decides to use honorific titles on second reference, it does so to establish consistency of usage and a level of diction that suggests formality and seriousness of purpose. On arrival at the home of the bereaved, the orator representing the visitors stands outside the hut, addresses the dead person with an honorific string of titles, and then speaks to everyone present. He and his wife were then given honorific titles. ‘Buddha’ is a not a personal name but an honorific title which means ‘awakened one’. Twinam begins and concludes her book with the story of a Medellín merchant Gabriel Muñoz who initiated a law suit because a royal official did not address him by the honorific title Don. Once they have completed the pilgrimage, pilgrims are given the honorific title ‘Hajji’ (pilgrim). nounˌɑnəˈrɪfɪkˌänəˈrifik A title or word implying or expressing high status, politeness, or respect. 尊称，敬语 he will be able to put the honorific after his name: licenciado, “college graduate.” Example sentencesExamples For no especially good reason, I tend to jump right in with the first name if the person is actually in my field, but use an honorific for someone in another discipline. To compound the confusion, before about 1100 the title ‘Sanctus’ or ‘Sanctissimus’ was an honorific that might be applied to any pope or indeed to any holy person. But when you log on to book tickets for our National Theatre they do better than that; they give you no less than forty appellations, titles, ranks or honorifics to choose from. ‘Well, Magdalena,’ he said, not bothering with honorifics, ‘You of all people should know better than to lie.’ Addressing opponents with an honorific needlessly elevates them, so stick to first names. Although a mother, grandmother and widow, Rizza gets angry when addressed as ‘Ibu’, the standard Indonesian honorific for women of her status. Nahuatl once had an extensive system of honorifics, which affected not only the choice of pronouns, but also the forms of verbs, nouns, and pronouns. A doctor who stands around and lets a patient die over money does not deserve the honorific. Finally, I have to regret the use of first names and nicknames for women, while men are given surnames, honorifics and initials. ‘Welcome aboard the Oberon, Captain,’ Reagan said, addressing Lawrence by the honorific he deserved as commanding officer of a ship. His use of ‘Mister’ in front of first names was a kind of honorific: people deserved more respect than simple blurting out their name. Japanese honorifics probably won't be used much when discussing particle physics or nanotechnology. When Japanese people say that someone else speaks ‘beautiful Japanese’, they very often mean that the other person has an excellent command of the use of honorifics, which is one of the major features of Japanese. On the flip side, though, it's a nearly infallible sign of personality problems when a PhD insists on the honorific ‘Dr.’ A Japanese man was so enraged by an acquaintance's failure to address him with an honorific that he stabbed him to death with an umbrella, police said yesterday. At least he hadn't corrected my use of the masculine honorific. He decided to avoid the use of a name or honorific, and just try a question. The ‘little’ was the traditional honorific indicating that the kid was a prodigy. Synonyms title, denomination, label Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin honorificus, from honor ‘honor’.
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