2009년 9월 22일 화요일

Dic: venerate, venerable

  • My father venerated General Eisenhower.
  • Jerusalem is Christianity's most venerated place.
  • Churchill was held in near veneration during his lifetime.
  • a venerable old man with white hair.
  • May Day has become a venerable institution.
VERB | If you venerate someone or something, you value them or feel great respect for them.[FORMAL] (= revere)

1. ADJ : usu ADJ n | A venerable person deserves respect because they are old and wise.
2. ADJ : usu ADJ n | Something that is venerable is impressive because it is old or important historically.

.... Cobuild



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