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reverend

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adj.可尊敬的,教士的,(对牧师的尊称,前面与the连用)尊敬的 n.教士,牧师

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reverend


/'revərənd; `rɛvərənd/
adj [attrib 作定语]
1 deserving to be treated with respect, esp because of age, etc 应受尊敬的, 值得敬重的(尤指因年纪大等).
2 the Reverend (abbrs 缩写 Rev, Revd) (used as the title of a clergyman 用作神职人员的尊称)
*the Rev John/J/Mr Smith 约翰[J]史密斯牧师 (but not 但不可作 the Rev Smith); the Very Reverend, of a dean (指教长);the Right Reverend, of a bishop (指主教); the Most Reverend, of an archbishop or Irish Roman Catholic bishop (指大主教或爱尔兰天主教的主教); the Reverend Father, of a Roman Catholic priest (指天主教的司铎).

reverend


n[C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin reverendus 'to be revered', from revereri; REVERE]
a minister of a Christian church