rev·er·ence
noun/ˈrevərəns/
/ˈrevərəns/
[uncountable] (formal)- reverence (for somebody/something) a feeling of admiring and respecting somebody/something very much
尊敬；崇敬 - The poem conveys his deep reverence for nature.
这首诗表达了他对大自然深深的崇敬之情。
Extra Examples- Children are taught to show reverence towards/toward their elders.
人们教育孩子要尊敬长辈。 - He is still held in great reverence throughout the country.
他仍深受全国人民的尊敬。 - I closed my eyes in reverence.
我满怀敬意地闭上了双眼。 - She spoke of them with profound reverence.
她满怀敬意地说起他们。 - a painting that inspires deep reverence for nature
激起对大自然深深崇敬之情的绘画 - reverence for human life
对人类生命的尊敬
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- due
- …
- have
- show
- hold somebody in
- …
- in reverence
- with reverence
- reverence for
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin reverentia, from revereri ‘stand in awe of’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vereri ‘to fear’. - The poem conveys his deep reverence for nature.