reverend
英 ['rev(ə)r(ə)nd]
美 ['rɛvərənd]
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。
- 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.).
- 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
