Used about a way of doing something that people have done for a very long time, and that is respected precisely because it is old. The age is the point: the custom has been kept, passed on, and never thrown away, and that survival is treated as proof it is worth keeping. 'A time-honoured tradition', 'the time-honoured method of settling an argument'.

Used about a way of doing something用來形容做某件事的一種方式 that people have done for a very long time是人們做了非常久的, and that is respected precisely because it is old而且正因為它老，才受到尊重. The age is the point重點就在於它的悠久: the custom has been kept, passed on, and never thrown away這個習俗一直被保留、傳承，從沒被丟棄, and that survival is treated as proof it is worth keeping而這份能存活下來的事實，就被當成它值得保留的證明. 'A time-honoured tradition', 'the time-honoured method of settling an argument'像'A time-honoured tradition'(行之有年的傳統)、'the time-honoured method of settling an argument'(解決爭執的老辦法)

The normal tone is warm and approving. But listen for the other tone — English speakers very often use it lightly, with a smile, about something silly or something that is really just an old habit: 'they solved it in the time-honoured way, by arguing about it in the pub'. The word sounds a bit grand, so putting it in front of something small is a gentle joke.

The normal tone is warm and approving一般的語氣是溫暖且肯定的. But listen for the other tone但也要留意另一種語氣 — English speakers very often use it lightly, with a smile英語人士常常帶著笑意輕鬆地用它 about something silly or something that is really just an old habit用在有點傻氣、或其實只是老習慣的事情上: 'they solved it in the time-honoured way, by arguing about it in the pub'像'they solved it in the time-honoured way, by arguing about it in the pub'(他們用老辦法解決了，也就是在酒吧裡吵一吵). The word sounds a bit grand這個字聽起來有點大氣、正式, so putting it in front of something small is a gentle joke所以把它放在小事前面就是個溫和的玩笑

Written time-honoured in Britain and time-honored in America.

Written time-honoured in Britain and time-honored in America英式拼法寫time-honoured，美式寫time-honored