- 1崇敬；敬仰之情;(祖先)祭祀、敬拜
'Veneration' is the noun for that deep, respectful feeling — the respect people give to what is old, holy, or connected with the past. If is the doing, veneration is the thing itself: the feeling, and the practices that show it.
It sits in two typical patterns. 'Veneration of X' names the practice: 'the veneration of ', 'the veneration of saints'. This is the phrase anthropologists and history books use, and it is the standard English name for what Chinese families do for their . The other pattern is 'hold someone in veneration' or 'with veneration' — a formal way to describe how a person is regarded: 'He spoke of his old teacher with veneration'.
The word is fully formal. There is no casual version of it; if you want casual, you want 'respect' or 'admiration'. Notice too that veneration is usually shared and lasting — a community's attitude built up over years — rather than something you start feeling on Tuesday. And like 'venerate', it can be used with a slight raised : 'the veneration of tradition' means people are respecting something without thinking about it. Context tells you whether the writer approves.
組成From Middle French 'vénération', from Old French 'veneracion', from Latin 'veneratio' — the noun made from 'veneror', to worship or revere.
原始詞典資料3 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。
venerationnoun/ˌvɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
- 1
The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
- 2
Profound reverence, respect or awe.
- In Miss Jemima's eyes an autograph letter of her sister, Miss Pinkerton, was an object of as deep veneration as would have been a letter from a sovereign.
- 3
Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.
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