- reverence (for somebody/something)
a feeling of admiring and respecting somebody/something very much 尊敬;崇敬 Extra ExamplesChildren are taught to show reverence towards/toward their elders. 人们教育孩子要尊敬长辈。 He is still held in great reverence throughout the country. 他仍深受全国人民的尊敬。 I closed my eyes in reverence. 我满怀敬意地闭上了双眼。 She spoke of them with profound reverence. 她满怀敬意地说起他们。 a painting that inspires deep reverence for nature 激起对大自然深深崇敬之情的绘画 reverence for human life 对人类生命的尊敬
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- due
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- have
- show
- hold somebody in
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- in reverence
- with reverence
- reverence for
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin reverentia, from revereri ‘stand in awe of’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vereri ‘to fear’.