Question

On knowing that this his novel won the Pulitzer Prize, his friends held a big party _____.

On knowing that this his novel won the Pulitzer Prize, his friends held a big party _____.
A. in his glory
B. in his honor
C. for his glory
D. for his honor
四个选项什么意思

Answer 1

on+名词表示一 ......就,巨资意思为:他的朋友们一知道他的小说获得了普利策奖时，为了向他表示祝贺，举办了一次大型聚会。
in honor of sb in one's honor 本意为了向...表示敬意,具体语境可以有不同的翻译,例如
A party was given in honor of his birthday.
为祝贺他的生日举行了一次聚会。
.He told me he wanted to join the Navy Medical Corps in honor of his son.
当我遇到克里索夫和他的家人时，他告诉我一些令我意想不到的消息：他告诉我，为了纪念自己的儿子，他想加入海军医疗部门。
这里可以表示向某人祝贺.

.He did it for his own personal glory.
他为了自己个人的荣誉做了那件事。

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那四个选项各是什么意思

Answer 2

B.在得知他的小说获得了普利策奖时，为了纪念他，他的朋友们举办了一次大型聚会。
in one's honor 为纪念.....　

Answer 3

B. in his honor 不是纪念， 是恭贺他， 为他而庆功