单词详解 | venerable

venerable
音标
英音/ ˈvenərəb(ə)l / 美音/ ˈvenərəb(ə)l /

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies has called the incident “a stain on our country’s venerable legislature with profound implications both in Canada and globally.”
西蒙·维森塔尔之友大屠杀研究中心称这一事件“是我国令人尊敬的立法机构的一个污点,对加拿大和全球都有深远的影响”。
Washington Times

This slogan, echoing across politics and media, attempts to justify the grand jury indictment by appealing to Americans’ venerable appreciation for equality in the eyes of the law.
这句口号在政治和媒体中引起共鸣,试图通过诉诸美国人对法律面前人人平等的崇高欣赏来证明大陪审团的起诉是合理的。
Washington Post

It is not just venerable hot spots that are thriving.
蓬勃发展的不仅仅是古老的热点地区。
New York Times

基本释意
adjective
profoundly honored
庄严的,值得尊敬的;珍贵的

同义词
august,revered

短释义
The adjective venerable means “admired” and “respected” — it should describe how you feel about old folks and bosses, for example. It describes the wise old man at the top of the mountain who tells you the meaning of life. As a noun, the Venerable refers to someone high up in a religion, usually Christian. In fact, Saint Bede, who is sometimes called the Father of English History, is often referred to as Bede the Venerable.
受人尊敬就是因为你的地位或年龄而受到钦佩和尊重。通过取得伟大的成就或仅仅通过活得足够长,你就会变得受人尊敬。

长释义
The adjective venerable means “admired” and “respected” — it should describe how you feel about old folks and bosses, for example. It describes the wise old man at the top of the mountain who tells you the meaning of life. As a noun, the Venerable refers to someone high up in a religion, usually Christian. In fact, Saint Bede, who is sometimes called the Father of English History, is often referred to as Bede the Venerable.
形容词 venerable 的意思是“钦佩”和“尊重”——例如,它应该描述你对老人和老板的感受。描写了山顶上的智慧老人告诉你生命的意义。作为一个名词,尊者指的是宗教中的高层人物,通常是基督徒。事实上,有时被称为英国历史之父的圣比德,通常被称为“可敬的比德”。

文学例句
Never once had he imagined Dumbledore’s childhood or youth; it was as though he had sprung into being as Harry had known him, venerable and silver-haired and old.
他从来没有想象过邓布利多的童年或青年时代。就好像他突然变成了哈利所认识的那样,令人尊敬、银发、苍老。
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Among zookeepers, Goliath’s death is famous; he was a bull elephant seal, a great big venerable beast of two tons, star of his European zoo, loved by all visitors.
在动物园管理员中,歌利亚的死是众所周知的。他是一头公象海豹,一头重达两吨的巨大而古老的野兽,是欧洲动物园的明星,深受所有游客的喜爱。
Life of Pi by Yann Martel

The sister was coming at a sharp pace from her end of the ward, her heels resounding in the venerable space.
修女正从病房的一端快步走来,她的高跟鞋在这庄严的空间里发出回响。
Atonement by Ian McEwan

词源
venerable (adj.)early 15c., “worthy of respect,” from Old French venerable and directly from Latin venerabilis “worthy of reverence or respect,” from venerari “to worship, revere,” from venus (genitive veneris) “beauty, love, desire” (from PIE root *wen- (1) “to desire, strive for”). As a title, used in reference to ecclesiastics (in the Anglican church, specifically of archdeacons) or those who had obtained the first degree of canonization. Related: Venerably; venerability.Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
venerable(形容词)15世纪早期,“值得尊重”,源自古法语 venerable,直接源自拉丁语 venerabilis“值得尊敬或尊重”,源自 venerari“崇拜、敬畏”,源自 venus(属格 veneris)“美丽,爱,渴望”(源自 PIE 词根*wen- (1)“渴望,争取”)。作为一个头衔,用于指代神职人员(在英国圣公会教堂中,特别是副执事)或那些获得一级封圣的人。相关: 尊敬的;尊敬。相关条目及更多


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