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reverend

英 ['rev(ə)r(ə)nd] 美['rɛvərənd]
  • adj. 教士的;可尊敬的
  • n. 教士

中低频词畅通词汇

中文词源


reverend 尊敬的,可敬的

来自拉丁语 reverendus,被敬畏的人,来自拉丁语 revereri,敬畏,恐惧,尊敬,词源同 revere.-end, 动名词格。主要用于对神职人员的尊称。

英文词源


reverend (adj.)
early 15c., "worthy of respect," from Middle French reverend, from Latin reverendus "(he who is) to be respected," gerundive of revereri (see reverence). As a form of address for clergymen, it is attested from late 15c.; earlier reverent (late 14c. in this sense). Abbreviation Rev. is attested from 1721, earlier Revd. (1690s). Very Reverend is used of deans, Right Reverend of bishops, Most Reverend of archbishops.
reverend (n.)
"clergyman," c. 1500, from reverend (adj.).

双语例句


1. The service was led by the Reverend Jim Simons.
这次礼拜仪式是由吉姆·西蒙斯牧师大人主持的。

来自柯林斯例句

2. the Reverend Charles Dodgson
尊敬的查尔斯∙道奇森牧师

来自《权威词典》

3. Our worship today is led by the Reverend John Parker.
我们今天的礼拜活动由约翰·帕克牧师主持.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Communion was celebrated by the Reverend John Harris.
圣餐仪式由约翰·哈里斯牧师主持.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. His faith that men such as the Reverend John Leale tried to do their best is unshaken.
他始终深信约翰·莱亚莱神父等人已经尽了全力了。

来自柯林斯例句