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

• Ellen looks almost reverent.
  埃伦看起来近乎虔诚。
• Maintained a reverent silence.
  保持一种虔诚的安静。
• 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。
• 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。
• At once we were in awe, humbled and reverent in this place of death;
  我们对这儿充满敬畏，谦卑和虔诚。
• So they called him a virtuous man and honored him with the posthumous reverent title Master of Easy-Going.
  于是大家给他取个死后的法号，叫他做圆通大师。
• After practicing Kubdalini yoga, the doer becomes very reverent to everyone in his association when he enters Samadhi.
  在修炼无上瑜伽之后，每当进入三昧与人交往时，行者对所有的人都变得异常恭敬有礼。
• 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。
• Every face expressed reverent and awe-stricken curiosity.
  每个人的脸上都露出既恭敬又畏惧的好奇神情。