venerable
- adj. 因年高或睿智而值得尊敬的，德高望重的；神圣庄严的，历史悠久而珍贵的；尊者，可敬者（常大写，用于人名前的尊称或教职头衔）
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
venerable /ˈvɛnərəbəl/ CET6 TEM8
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ADJ A venerable person deserves respect because they are old and wise. (因年高或睿智) 令人尊敬的
例：Her Chinese friends referred to the empress as their venerable ancestor.
她的中国朋友们称那位皇后是令他们尊敬的祖先。
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ADJ Something that is venerable is impressive because it is old or important historically. (因历史悠久而) 神圣庄严的
例：May Day has become a venerable institution.
国际劳动节已经成为一个神圣庄严的既定节日。
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May Day has become a venerable institution.
国际劳动节已经成为一个神圣庄严的既定节日。
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The change presaged the dominance of mounted combat, and increasingly expensive equipment destroyed the venerable ideal of freeman warriors.
这一变化预示着骑马作战的主导地位，日益昂贵的装备摧毁了自由人战士的崇高理想。
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"We have a venerable Jewish tradition of lamenting the tensions."
VOA: standard.2010.04.01
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The Times of London is one of the most venerable newspapers in the world and it was losing money fast; it might have disappeared if Murdoch hadn't taken over.
泰晤士报》在世界上受人尊敬,但它亏损很快,假如默多克没有收购它,可能已经消失了
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You can see, this is how the unseen rule of finance-- The Wall Street Journal is a venerable newspaper and source of information about finance, but it's not making money.
可以看到,这就是金融界的潜规则,《华尔街日报》是一份令人尊敬的报纸,和金融信息的来源,但它并不盈利
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