debt of honour
noun [ C usually singular ] UK uk/ˌdet əv ˈɒn.ər/ us/ˌdet̬ əv ˈɑː.nɚ/ (US debt of honor)
仅道义上有约束力的债务
money that someone owes that they cannot be forced by law to pay back, but that they have a moral duty to pay back
He had pledged to repay a debt of honour of £110,000 outstanding since 1979. 先前他已经承诺偿还一笔十一万英镑的义债，该债务一九七九年来一直拖欠着。
仅道义上有约束力的债务，名誉债
something such as thanks, praise, or a reward that is owed to someone because of their good actions
He said that he owed a debt of honour to the man who kept him sane during his captivity. 他说，对这个在他被囚禁期间使他保持清醒的人，他欠下了一份名誉债。
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- I'm furious that a debt of honour should have to be pursued through the courts like this.
- He said the tax-free payment would repay a "debt of honour" owed by the country to members of the armed forces.
- I was offered a better-paid job, but feel I have a debt of honour to my boss.
- Brought up in Quebec, he was able to repay to French-speaking Canada a debt of honour by creating in Montreal a company of young actors drawn from both the English- and French-speaking communities.