time-honored

/ˈtīm-ˌä-nərd How to pronounce time-honored (audio)/ (ame, mw)

time-honored — adjective

1. describing a custom, practice, or method that people still value because earlier

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing a custom, practice, or method that people still value because earlier generations used it and passed it on.

例句

The village still follows a time-honored method for drying tea leaves.

time-honored method for [activity]

A time-honored bell-ringing ritual marked the end of the harvest fair.

time-honored ritual marking a community event

同義詞
  • traditional

    broader and more neutral; does not always imply special respect

  • long-standing

    emphasizes duration more than admiration

  • established

    often used for accepted systems or institutions rather than cherished customs

  • classic

    often refers to admired style or quality, not inherited practice

反義詞
  • new

    describes something recently introduced rather than preserved over time

  • experimental

    suggests a trial approach instead of a trusted old one

文法句型

a time-honored tradition

a time-honored method

a time-honored practice

用法筆記

Usually placed before nouns like tradition, custom, practice, or method. It suggests more than simple age: the idea is that people continue to respect or trust the old way.

常見錯誤

❌The broken printer is time-honored.
✅The village festival is time-honored.
💡use it for respected customs, institutions, or methods, not for any object that is merely old.
❌This time-honored rule started last week.
✅This long-standing rule began decades ago.
💡'time-honored' implies long use across many years, not something newly introduced.