reverent

英 [ˈrevərənt]

美 [ˈrevərənt]

adj.  非常尊敬的; 深表崇敬的

IELTSTEM8

BNC.23343 / COCA.21790

牛津词典

adj.

• 非常尊敬的；深表崇敬的
  showing great respect and admiration

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 恭敬的;尊敬的;虔诚的
  If you describe some-one's behaviour asreverent, you mean that they are showing great respect for a person or thing.
  1. ...the reverent hush of a rapt audience...
     一位全神贯注的观众心存恭敬的静默
  2. Ellen looks almost reverent.
     埃伦看起来近乎虔诚。

英英释义

adj

• showing great reverence for god
  1. a godly man
  2. leading a godly life
  Synonym:godlyworshipful
• feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  1. maintained a reverent silence

双语例句

• The act of making a reverent petition to god, a god, or another object of worship.
  祷告行为对上帝、神或另一个崇拜对象作出虔诚祈求的行为。
• Reverent but prejudicial Ancestor Worship-one of China's immense Cemeteries, which seriously lessen her productive land area.
  一片巨大的中国人墓地，对祖先的崇敬，但会减少他们可耕种的土地。
• Ellen looks almost reverent.
  埃伦看起来近乎虔诚。
• What gave you the idea that God is only "reverent"? God is the up and the down.
  什麽东西让你有神只是“虔诚的”这个想法？
• With deep and reverent awe I replaced the candelabrum in its former position.
  因为心中有了深深的敬畏，我把烛台挪到了原来的位置。
• This is why traditional cultures value even the most fragile, disoriented elder, why the Navajo carry "Grandmother's bones" with such reverent attention.
  这就是为什么传统文化会重视那些最为脆弱、没有方向感的老年人；是为什么纳瓦霍对”我们祖母的骨头“如此虔诚。
• A reverent hush descended on the multitude.
  人群虔敬地噤了声。
• They stood listening to the speech in reverent silence.
  他们非常虔诚地站在那里静静地听演讲。
• She spoke in a reverent voice.
  她用恭敬的口气讲话。
• Real devotion is rooted in an awed and reverent gratitude, but one that is lucid, grounded, and intelligent.
  真正的恭敬心是根植在敬畏的、虔诚的感谢上，但却不失清楚的觉知、脚踏实地和智慧。