单词 | venerable |
释义 | venerable 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. |
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