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

• Having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread.
  具有或表现出一种混合了尊敬、尊重、惊讶及恐惧的感情。
• They show great reverence for your father.
  他们对你父亲深表崇敬。
• And as for the people's reverence, would that it was turned to scorn and hatred!
  至于别人对我的尊重，我宁愿统统变成轻蔑与愤懑！
• 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。
• Royalty is regarded with unquestioned reverence.
  王室成员毫无争议地受到尊重。
• 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。
• Kill reverence and you've killed the hero in man.
  杀死崇敬之心你便杀死了人之豪杰。
• Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity.
  尊敬神或表现出对神的尊敬。
• We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it.
  我们尊重传统，但不被传统所束缚。
• The people reverence thee, said Hester.
  人们都尊重你，海丝特说。