reverence

英 [ˈrevərəns]

美 [ˈrevərəns]

n./v.  尊敬; 崇敬

过去式：reverenced　复数：reverences　过去分词：reverenced　现在分词：reverencing　第三人称单数：reverences　

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牛津词典

noun

• 尊敬；崇敬
  a feeling of great respect or admiration for sb/sth
  1. The poem conveys his deep reverence for nature.
     这首诗表达了他对大自然的深深崇敬之情。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 尊敬;崇敬;敬意
  Reverence forsomeone or something is a feeling of great respect for them.
  1. ...showing a deep reverence for their religion.
     对他们的宗教表示了深深的敬意

英英释义

noun

• an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)
• a reverent mental attitude
• a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  1. the fear of God
  2. the Chinese reverence for the dead
  3. the French treat food with gentle reverence
  4. his respect for the law bordered on veneration
  Synonym:fearaweveneration

verb

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  1. Fear God as your father
  2. We venerate genius
  Synonym:fearreverevenerate

双语例句

• No descendents to show reverence to ancestors.
  没有后代对祖先表现敬畏和尊敬。
• Cultthe formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.
  宗教仪式表达宗教信仰的正式用法；宗教典礼和仪式。
• "Let us show him our reverence for life," they said.
  “让我们教会他我们对生命的虔诚，”大象说。
• We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it.
  我们尊重传统，但不被传统所束缚。
• However, my stalwart ancestors had created green wisdom in this world, infinitely spreading as same as mountains, therefore they have gained my reverence and remembrance.
  无论如何，我伟岸的先祖们在世界上创造了绿色的智慧，像山一样绵延无尽，他们因此赢得了我的崇敬与怀念。
• Only those who created the worth of mind, merit our forever reverence.
  惟有那些创造了思想价值的人，才值得我们永远景仰。
• But bear in mind that US reverence for the law can sometimes be a trap.
  但要记住，美国对法律的尊敬有时可能是陷阱。
• I believe that practicing true beautification in all its forms is true reverence.
  我相信对这样真实的美化就是一种尊敬。
• And if I am a Master, where is My reverence?
  我既为主人，敬畏我的在哪里呢？
• I stood there feeling gratitude and reverence to the omnipresent divinity.
  我站在那里，对无所不在的神明，我感激并敬畏。