honorand

honorand — noun

1. a person who is chosen to receive a special public honor or award from a univers

1.名詞C2
釋義

a person who is chosen to receive a special public honor or award from a university or similar institution, especially an honorary degree that recognizes their outstanding achievements in a particular field.

例句

The university selected three prominent scientists as honorands at this year's commencement ceremony.

collocation: selected ... as honorands; formal academic context

Constanza felt deeply honored when named an honorand for her contributions to public health.

passive: named an honorand

同義詞
  • honoree

    more general and common; used for any person being honored at an event, not restricted to academic settings

  • awardee

    broader still, used across many domains including prizes, grants, and scholarships

  • recipient

    the most neutral and widely used term; lacks the ceremonial connotations of 'honorand'

文法句型

be named + (as) honorand

honorand of + institution

用法筆記

Almost exclusively used in formal academic contexts such as commencement programmes, university press releases, and citations for honorary degrees. Distinguished from the broader term 'honoree', which can apply to any award or recognition event regardless of setting.

常見錯誤

❌She was the main honoree at the university's graduation ceremony.
✅She was the main honorand at the university's graduation ceremony.
💡'honoree' is the general term for any award recipient; 'honorand' is the precise term for recipients of academic or institutional honors.