| 单词 | age-honoured |
| 释义 | > as lemmasage-honoured age-honoured adj. (of a person) revered or honoured for his or her great age or longevity; (of a thing) respected or valued because it has existed for a long period; = time-honoured adj. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > and worthy of respect oldlyOE veterate1565 venerable1610 age-honoured?a1616 time-honoured1821 ?a1616 Tom a Lincoln (1992) 16 Age honour'd father heauen knowes my heart how I doe honour & Respect you. a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) v. 75 Age honored shrine, time still so love you, That I so long may have you in mine eye. 1848 Veterinarian Mar. 153 We have now lying before us a copy..of that esteemed, well-thumbed, age-honoured collection of ‘recipes’ then in use at the College. 1922 A. Pound Iron Man in Industry p. xiii Others declare that it is time..to throw overboard age-honored and hard-won possessions, traditions, customs,..the baggage of society. 2011 G. A. Adelmann Cardiol. Essent. in Clin. Pract. ii. 26/2 The age-honored affirmative answer to this question may have been influenced by several factors. < as lemmas |
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