- used as a title or form of address to members of the clergy大人（对教士的尊称）：
the Reverend Pat Tilly.
尊敬的帕特·蒂利牧师。
- informal a clergyman〈非正式〉教士; 牧师。
USAGE
As a title Reverend is used for members of the clergy; the traditionally correct form of address is the Reverend James Smith or the Reverend J. Smith, rather than Reverend Smith or simply Reverend. Other words are prefixed in titles of more senior clergy: bishops are Right Reverend, archbishops are Most Reverend, and deans are Very Reverend.
词源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin reverendus 'person to be revered', gerundive of revereri （see REVERE）.