喜樂美語
  1. 1德高望重的

    Describes a person, place, or thing that people respect a lot because it is old, wise, or has been important for a long time — like a venerable teacher, a venerable old temple, or a venerable company. It sounds formal, and it is sometimes used a little about something old, like 'my venerable old bicycle.'

From the word’s history

From Middle French vénérable, from Latin venerabilis.

源自中古法文 vénérable，來自拉丁文 venerabilis「可敬的」。

Wiktionary

組成From Latin 'venerari', to show deep respect, plus -able.

同家族的字

  • veneratethe verb — to treat someone or something with deep respect, almost like worship

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Venerableadj/ˈvɛnəɹəbl/

  • 1

    A form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church.

  • 2

    The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation.

  • 3

    The description of some saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Venerablenoun/ˈvɛnəɹəbl/

  • 1

    A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Buddhist monks and nuns.

venerableadj/ˈvɛnəɹəbl/

  • 1

    Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.

    • Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations.
  • 2

    Worthy of reverence.

    • We looked at the venerable stream not in the vivid flush of a short day that comes and departs for ever, but in the pacific yet august light of abiding memories.
  • 3

    Ancient, antiquated or archaic.

    • And then bills were sent in, and the question arose, what could Jude do with his great-aunt's heavy old furniture if he left the town to travel he knew not whither? This, and the necessity of ready money, compelled him to decide on an auction, much as he would have preferred to keep the venerable goods.
  • 4

    Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.

  • 5

    Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.

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