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单词 venerable
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venerable/ʹven(ə)rəbl/ adj

commanding respect through age, character, and attainments

Tea! Thou soft, … sober, sage, and venerable liquid — Colley Cibber

impressive by reason of age

a forest of venerable pines

made sacred, esp by religious or historical association

a title for an Anglican archdeacon

a title given to a Roman Catholic who has been accorded the lowest of three degrees of recognition for sainthood

venerability /-ʹbiliti/ noun
venerableness noun
venerably adv
[Latin venerabilis from venerari: see venerate]
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