(of a university degree, a rank, etc. 大学学位、级别等 given as an honour, without the person having to have the usual qualifications 荣誉的 an honorary doctorate/degree 荣誉博士学位；荣誉学位
(of a position in an organization 机构中的职位 not paid 无报酬的；义务的 treated like a member of a group without actually belonging to it 被待作…成员的 Use an, not a, before honorary.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin honorarius, from honor ‘honour’.