honorific title

基本解释

Modest and honorific is a typical social deixis, which includes modest title, honorific title.
谦辞敬语是典型的社交指示语，敬称和谦称也是其中的一部分。
Minnan local operas are extremely affected by puppet show in intent, performance, music and so on; so puppet show has an honorific title of master-opera.
闽南地方戏曲在剧目、表演、音乐等方面都受木偶戏影响极深，至今各剧种仍尊称傀儡戏是本剧种的师傅。
"Elite" should be an honorific title conferred upon the brightest talent in our society. They are not merely the "Pentium" computers, they are the "Deep Blues" capable of defeating world champions.
“精英”应为我国社会对人才最高等级的一种尊称，他们不只是“奔腾”型电脑，而应是足以战胜世界冠军的“深蓝”。

If someone gets a job somewhere in government then they tend to keep that job title as an honorific for the rest of their lives.
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