honor v. 付款；承兑并付款；履行

honor在法律英语中，很少见“名誉；荣誉”等常规含义，而是通常表示“承兑；付款”等含义，指于票据到期日所进行 的兑付行为或在信用证有规定时，购买或贴现符合信用证条款的汇票。

常见搭配

honor a bill of exchange 承兑汇票

honor a check 承兑支票

honor a debt in advance 提前还款

honor a signature 承认签字并且付款

honor one's liability 承担赔偿责任

例 Credit (letter of credit) means any arrangement，however named or described, that is irrevocable and thereby constitutes a definite undertaking of the issuing bank to honor a complying presentation.

【参考译文】信用证意指一项约定,无论其如何命名或描述,该约定不可撤销,并因此构成开证行对于相符提示予以承兑的确定承诺。（本例句摘自《跟单信用证统-惯例(UCP600)》）

例When an issuing bank determines that a presentation is complying, it must honor.

【参考译文】当开证行确定提示相符时，就必须予以承兑。（根据单证相符原则,只要所提交的单据符合信用证的规定,银行就得承兑。）

例 They should not promise too many things to people; otherwise, they would not be able to honor these things.

【参考译文】他们不要对老百姓许愿太多，否则就不能兑现。

参考

《元照英美法词典》

《法律英语核心词汇：实务基础》

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