time-honoured

/ˈtaɪm ɒnəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtaɪm ɑːnərd/ (ame, ipa)

time-honoured — adjective

1. describes a custom or way of doing something that people still value because it

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describes a custom or way of doing something that people still value because it has lasted for a very long time.

例句

The village still follows a time-honoured rule for sharing water in dry months.

attributive: time-honoured + rule

At New Year, Yuna wore a time-honoured family robe made by her grandmother.

同義詞
  • traditional

    broader and often used for customs from the past, without always stressing earned respect

  • longstanding

    emphasises duration, but not necessarily admiration or approval

  • established

    focuses on being accepted or firmly in place, even when the history is shorter

  • customary

    means usual in a place or group, not always especially respected

反義詞
  • new

    recently introduced and without a long history behind it

  • modern

    connected with present-day styles or methods rather than inherited ones

  • experimental

    still being tried out instead of accepted over many years

文法句型

time-honoured + tradition/custom/practice/method

be time-honoured

用法筆記

Often appears with nouns such as custom, method, tradition, or practice, especially in formal or respectful writing. It suggests that long use has given the thing authority or value, not simply that it is old.

常見錯誤

❌They used a time honoured way to greet visitors.
✅They used a time-honoured way to greet visitors.
💡The compound is normally hyphenated before a noun.
❌The broken lift is time-honoured because it is old.
✅The village keeps a time-honoured custom of ringing bells at sunset.
💡The word suggests something respected through long use, not anything merely old.