early 15c., from Old French veneracion, from Latin venerationem (nominative veneratio) "reverence, profoundest respect," noun of action from past participle stem of venerari "to worship, revere," from venus (genitive veneris) "beauty, love, desire" (see Venus).
权威例句
1. Churchill was held in near veneration during his lifetime.
丘吉尔在世时,人们对他近乎崇拜。
2. I acquired lasting respect for tradition and veneration for the past.
我开始对传统和历史产生了持久的敬慕.
3. It is inconceivable, the agony with which this public veneration tortured him.
公众对他的景仰是如何折磨着他, 那痛苦是难以想见的!
4. The relics were objects of veneration / were held in veneration.
这些遗物是备受崇敬之物.
5. He looked up him with veneration on the old imaginary pinnacle.