3.FAIRan honourable arrangement or agreement is fair to everyone who is involved in it 〔安排或协议〕公平的,公正的
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honourable• The broadertradition is a typically nationalist one, seeing national liberation through war as honourable and singularly justified.• Kasparov has won, but Karpov went down with all gunsblazing to an honourabledefeat.• Alex Stewart is the honourableexception.• It would not be honourable for me, as a solicitor, to reveal my client's business to anyone.• He is widely accepted as a decent and honourable man.• A son who accepted his responsibilities and was only concerned to do good was an honourable son.• He might think it the honourable thing to do.
HonourableBritish EnglishBrE, Honorable American Englishadjectiveadj
1.SSNAME OF A THING (written abbreviation Hon.) used in Britain in the titles of children whose father is a lord and in the titles of judges and Members of Parliament 尊敬的〔在英国对贵族子女、法官和议员的尊称〕
2. (written abbreviation Hon.) used in the US when writing to or about a judge or important person in the government 尊敬的〔在美国对法官或政府要员的尊称〕
3.the Honourable Gentleman/the Honourable Lady/my Honourable Friend/the Honourable MemberPGPNAME OF A THINGused by British members of parliament when talking to or about each other in the House of Commons 尊敬的议员〔英国下议院议员相互之间的尊称〕