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 bourgeoisie has stripped of its halo every occupation hitherto honoured and looked up to with reverent awe.
  资产阶级抹去了一切向来受人尊崇和令人敬畏的职业的神圣光环。
• Reverent and astonished, they watched as the power of Yhi concentrated itself on the flower stalk.
  满怀着崇敬和惊奇，他们看到伊亥的力量集中在花梗上。
• The bishop's sermon was received in reverent silence.
  人们虔敬而静默地聆听了主教的布道。
• Left-wingers, cartoonist Ted Rall among them, are troubled by the reverent tone of most American media commentary.
  而美国的左翼人士其中也包括漫画家泰德·尔，则对大多数美国媒体评论中的虔诚语气感到不安。
• Have a name that is whispered with reverent awe?
  你希望别人提起你的名字时心怀敬畏吗？
• A reverent hush descended on the multitude.
  人群虔敬地噤了声。
• He gave reverent attention to the teacher.
  他恭敬地听老师讲课。
• When we make a pilgrimage to Yellowstone National Park, or to the California Redwood groves, or to the Florida Everglades, we are struck by the reverent appropriateness of nature's mix in that spot.
  当我们游走在黄石国家公园或加利福尼亚的红木林，再或是佛罗里达湿地，自然界虔诚而适度的混合给我们留下了深刻的印象。
• 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。
• The nurse treated the patients with almost reverent kindness.
  这位护士以近乎崇敬的亲切态度对待病人。