来自venerate,敬重，尊重。

venerate 敬重

来自拉丁语venus,美丽，爱慕，渴求，词源同Venus,引申词义崇拜，尊敬，敬重。

1. Venerable dailies such as the Tokyo Times have shut down.

像《东京时报》之类的一些有名望的日报已经停刊了。

2. Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor.

她的中国朋友们说这位女皇是他们值得敬仰的祖先。

3. Columbia was a young city compared to venerable Charleston.

与历史悠久的查尔斯顿相比，哥伦比亚是个年轻的城市。

4. a venerable old man

德高望重的老人

5. We plan to visit the venerable ruins of the abbey.

我们计划去访问该修道院的珍贵的历史遗址.