venerable

[US]/ˈvenərəbl/
[UK]/ˈvenərəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 值得尊重的;神圣的
n. 尊重;敬佩
adv. 受敬佩地

Phrases & Collocations

a venerable tradition

一项古老的传统

venerable elder

尊敬的长者

Example Sentences

The cathedral is a venerable building.

主教座堂是神圣庄严的建筑。

We plan to visit the venerable ruins of the abbey.

我们计划去访问该修道院的珍贵的历史遗址。

The Brahmin Devahita gave venerable Upavana some warm water with a pingo and a man to carry it and some molasses in a bag.

七时,提婆比多婆罗门,施一担温水、一瓶糖蜜予尊者优波婆那。

It w now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergymen, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.

旧宅的故主是位德高望重的牧师,现已不在人世,一年前,他的灵柩从园门里迁出,移向村中的公墓,也有不少人执绋随行。

It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergymen, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.

①为它的上一个住户,那位可敬的牧师,举行的送葬行列出了园门朝着村里的墓地逶迤行去的那个日子,已经过去十二个月了。

The Western world has yet to respect the aged members of its society as the Japanese do. One who isvenerable commands respect by virtue of dignity and age:

西方世界的人们要象日本人那样尊重社会的老年成员。 Venerable 形容因高龄和德行而让人敬仰的人:

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