venerable
/ˈvenərəbl/adjective
1- accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character（因高龄、智慧、品德而）值得尊敬的：
a venerable statesman.
一位德高望重的政治家。
1.1
- (in the Anglican Church) a title given to an archdeacon尊敬的（英国国教对会吏总的尊称）。
1.2
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a deceased person who has attained a certain degree of sanctity but has not been fully beatified or canonized［罗马天主教会对已达到一定圣洁程度的死去的信徒的尊称, 低于福者和圣者］尊敬的。
派生词
venerability
nounvenerableness
nounvenerably
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin venerabilis, from the verb venerari （see VENERATE）.