reverent
意味: Showing deep respect, awe, or veneration, especially towards something sacred, distinguished, or of great importance.
Reverent describes an attitude of profound respect that stops short of worship. It is commonly used of the tone in which people speak of revered institutions, traditions, or individuals — a reverent hush in a cathedral, a reverent biography of a national hero. The word can also be used with gentle irony when the reverence seems excessive or misplaced. It is distinct from 'reverend' (a title for clergy) and opposite to 'irreverent.' It collocates with 'tone,' 'silence,' 'hush,' 'attitude,' and 'approach.'
例文
- A reverent silence fell over the congregation as the archbishop entered the nave. 大主教步入中殿时,会众中弥漫着一片肃穆的寂静。Un silencio reverente se apoderó de la congregación cuando el arzobispo entró en la nave.大主教が身廊に入ると、会衆の間に敬虔な沈黙が訪れた。대주교가 본당에 들어서자 회중 사이에 경건한 침묵이 내렸다.
- The documentary took a reverent approach to its subject, treating the composer's legacy with considerable solemnity. 这部纪录片以虔敬的态度对待其主题,对这位作曲家的遗产给予了相当的庄重。El documental adoptó un enfoque reverente hacia su tema, tratando el legado del compositor con considerable solemnidad.そのドキュメンタリーは対象に対して敬意を込めたアプローチをとり、その作曲家の遺産をかなりの厳粛さで扱った。그 다큐멘터리는 대상에 대해 경의를 담은 접근법을 취하며, 그 작곡가의 유산을 상당한 엄숙함으로 다루었다.
- Visitors spoke in reverent tones as they filed past the war memorial on Remembrance Sunday. 在阵亡将士纪念日,参观者们以肃然起敬的语调缓缓走过战争纪念碑。Los visitantes hablaban en tono reverente mientras desfilaban ante el monumento a los caídos en el Domingo del Recuerdo.戦没者追悼の日曜日、訪問者たちは戦争記念碑の前を通り過ぎながら、敬虔な口調で語り合った。현충일 일요일, 방문객들은 전쟁 기념비 앞을 지나면서 경건한 어조로 이야기를 나누었다.
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使い方ガイド
場面: general, literary
トーン: neutral
起源と歴史
From Latin reverens, present participle of revereri (to stand in awe of, to revere), from re- (intensifier) and vereri (to fear, to respect). In English since the 14th century.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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