do sb honour的用法

do sb honour的用法

该结构也可说成do honour to sb，它有以下两个方面的意思：

1. 对某人表示敬意或纪念。如：

They did honour to the dead. 他们向死者致敬。

2. 给某人带来荣誉或使某人受到尊敬。如：

His contributions to science do honour to our country. 他在科学上的贡献为祖国增了光。

We attended his birthday party to do him honour. /We attended his birthday party to do honour to him. 我们参加了他的生日晚会以表示对他的敬意。

注意：do sb the honour of doing [to do] sth 的意思是“给某人面子做某事”“给某人做某事的荣幸”。如：

Would you do me the honour of dancing with me?=Would you do me the honour to dance with me? 能请你跳曲舞吗?