reverend

英 ['revərənd] 美 ['revərənd]

• n. 教士；神职人员；牧师
• adj. 应受尊敬的；牧师的

英英释义

Noun:

1. a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

2. a title of respect for a clergyman

Adjective:

1. worthy of adoration or reverence

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Reverend Jones has moved to a new church.
   琼斯牧师搬到新教堂去了。
2. Reverend Harris performs the 7 p.m. ceremony.
   哈里斯牧师主持每天下午7点的仪式。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Even the most reverend judges can make a bad decision.
   就连最值得崇敬的法官也会判断失误。
2. A reverend gentleman is here to see you, sir!
   这里有位教士要见你，先生。

经典引文

• I pray you, let me look upon the bond...Here 'tis, most reverend Doctor.

  出自：Merchant of Venice , Shakespeare

• He takes His reverend mother on his filial breast.

  出自： J. Wilson

• These bishops and reverend Fathers.

  出自： Isaac Taylor

• Its diocesan leaflet lists..women deacons equally with their male colleagues as 'The Reverend'.

  出自：Church Times

• He saw..the Reverend Norman Espie.

  出自： W. Boyd

词汇搭配

• Reverend Mother (对女修道院院长的称...
• Right Reverend 大师
• the reverend gentleman 牧师(讲话提及牧师时...
• right reverend father in god 主教的尊称
• most reverend father in god 大主教的尊称...

近反义词

【近义词】

• priest 教士
• respected 尊敬的
• worthy 有价值的
• noble 高贵的
• hallowed 神圣的
• ecclesiastical 基督教会的
• clerical 书记的
• priestly 僧侣的
• ministerial 牧师的
• vicar (教区或教堂)牧师...
• cleric 神职人员
• minister 外交使节
• parson 教区牧师
• man of the cloth 教士
• sublime 高尚的
• clergyman 牧师