| 单词 | reverently |
| 释义 | reverently (once / 1617 pages) adv Doing something reverently means doing it in a solemn, respectful way. A restless crowd waiting to see the Pope might sit reverently when he finally arrives. The whole congregation prays reverently together when a minister leads it in prayer. In fact, a church, mosque, or temple is the perfect place to act reverently, but you probably do it in many other places as well. Some fans stand reverently during the national anthem before a baseball game. And if your favorite musician is playing a concert, you might listen reverently, shushing anyone nearby who's talking. The Latin root is revereri, "stand in awe of." WORD FAMILYreverent: irreverent, reverence, reverenter, reverently+/irreverence: irreverences/irreverent: irreverence, irreverently/revere: revered, reverent, reveres, revering/reverence: reverenced, reverences, reverencing, reverential/reverential: reverentially USAGE EXAMPLESHis gift for melody, as Dylan describes reverently in the New Yorker piece, is just about unsurpassed. Salon(Oct 21, 2016) I declined, but the man next to me bent his head reverently to receive the unusual sacrament. The Guardian(Sep 20, 2016) He speaks reverently of Russia’s strongman president, Vladimir Putin. Slate(Aug 08, 2016) adv with reverence; in a reverent manner he gazed reverently at the handiwork Syn|Ant reverentially irreverently without respect |
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