| 单词 | reverential |
| 释义 | reverential (once / 3636 pages) adj When you're reverential, you treat someone or something with a lot of respect. You might speak about your beloved kindergarten teacher in a reverential voice. To talk about someone in a reverential way or treat a family heirloom with reverential care is to act out of a deep, almost solemn kind of respect. The adjective reverential comes close to implying worship — a devoutly religious person feels reverential toward God, for example. It's rooted in the Latin word reverentia, "awe or respect," from revereri, "to stand in awe of, fear, or be afraid of." WORD FAMILYreverential: reverentially+/irreverence: irreverences/irreverent: irreverence, irreverently/revere: revered, reverent, reveres, revering/reverence: reverenced, reverences, reverencing, reverential/reverent: irreverent, reverence, reverenter, reverently USAGE EXAMPLESThese works are records of her actions as much as they are reverential records of natural processes. Los Angeles Times(Nov 28, 2016) At one point, he became deeply reverential about the power of hip-hop. The New Yorker(Nov 13, 2016) There is both a reverential and fearful tone when the taxi driver who takes them to Muwaffaq Hotel mentions Ismail Khan’s name. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) adj feeling or manifesting veneration Syn respectful, venerating reverent feeling or showing profound respect or veneration |
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