venerable
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ A venerable person deserves respect because they are old and wise. (因年高或睿智) 令人尊敬的
Her Chinese friends referred to the empress as their venerable ancestor. 她的中國(guó)朋友們稱那位皇后是令他們尊敬的祖先。
2. ADJ Something that is venerable is impressive because it is old or important historically. (因歷史悠久而) 神圣莊嚴(yán)的
May Day has become a venerable institution. 國(guó)際勞動(dòng)節(jié)已經(jīng)成為一個(gè)神圣莊嚴(yán)的既定節(jié)日。
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venerable /?v?n?r?b?l/
劍橋詞典
- formal
deserving respect because of age , high position , or religious or historical importance
德高望重的；令人尊敬的；崇高神圣的
a venerable tradition /company /family 備受推崇的傳統(tǒng)／久負(fù)盛名的公司／德高望重的家族
She has worked at such venerable institutions as Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York. 她曾供職于一些久負(fù)盛名的機(jī)構(gòu)，比如波士頓美術(shù)館和紐約的大都會(huì)藝術(shù)博物館。 返回 venerable