venerable
美音:[´venərəbəl
]
英音:[´venərəbəl
]
adj.庄严的,值得尊敬的,古老的
难易程度:
venerable为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:venerably 名词:venerableness
近义词, 同义词
old ancient antique of long standing time-honored venerable elder eldest historic primordial aboriginal antediluvian prehistoric fossilized traditional customary inveterate antiquated obsolete out of date out of fashion stale old-fashioned passé deteriorated old as the hills old as Methuselahaged old elderly geriatric senile matronly run to seed declining waning past one's prime gray-haired venerable time-worn antiquated passé decrepit superannuated wrinkled having one foot in the grave doting elder eldest senior ancient gerontic
相关词
venerable
/'venərəbl; `vɛnərəbl/
adj
1 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (fml 文) deserving respect because of age, character, associations, etc （因年岁、品格、有某种关联等）值得敬重的, 受敬佩的
*a venerable scholar 德高望重的学者
* the venerable ruins of the abbey 大寺院令人肃然起敬的遗迹.
2 (religion 宗)
(a) (in the Church of England) title of an archdeacon （英国国教的）副主教的称号.
(b) (in the Roman Catholic Church) title of sb thought to be very holy but not yet made a saint （天主教）备受敬仰但尚未被列入圣徒者的称号.
adj
1 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (fml 文) deserving respect because of age, character, associations, etc （因年岁、品格、有某种关联等）值得敬重的, 受敬佩的
*a venerable scholar 德高望重的学者
* the venerable ruins of the abbey 大寺院令人肃然起敬的遗迹.
2 (religion 宗)
(a) (in the Church of England) title of an archdeacon （英国国教的）副主教的称号.
(b) (in the Roman Catholic Church) title of sb thought to be very holy but not yet made a saint （天主教）备受敬仰但尚未被列入圣徒者的称号.
venerable
adj
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: venerabilis, from venerari; VENERATE]
[usually before noun]formal
a venerable person or thing is respected because of their great age, experience etc - often used humorously
venerable financial institutions
the venerable guitarist Pat Martino
a venerable tradition
the Venerable ...
a) in the Church of England, the title given to an archdeacon
b) in the Roman Catholic religion, the title given to a dead person who is holy but not yet a saint
c) in the Buddhist religion, the title given to a monk
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: venerabilis, from venerari; VENERATE]
[usually before noun]formal
a venerable person or thing is respected because of their great age, experience etc - often used humorously
venerable financial institutions
the venerable guitarist Pat Martino
a venerable tradition
the Venerable ...
a) in the Church of England, the title given to an archdeacon
b) in the Roman Catholic religion, the title given to a dead person who is holy but not yet a saint
c) in the Buddhist religion, the title given to a monk
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