• adj. 莊嚴(yán)的，值得尊敬的；珍貴的

來自venerate,敬重，尊重。

venerate 敬重

來自拉丁語venus,美麗，愛慕，渴求，詞源同Venus,引申詞義崇拜，尊敬，敬重。

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" (see veneration). 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.

1. Venerable dailies such as the Tokyo Times have shut down.

像《東京時報》之類的一些有名望的日報已經(jīng)停刊了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor.

她的中國朋友們說這位女皇是他們值得敬仰的祖先。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Columbia was a young city compared to venerable Charleston.

與歷史悠久的查爾斯頓相比，哥倫比亞是個年輕的城市。

來自柯林斯例句

4. a venerable old man

德高望重的老人

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. We plan to visit the venerable ruins of the abbey.

我們計劃去訪問該修道院的珍貴的歷史遺址.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》