Word · Frequency #23343
reverent
恭敬的；虔诚的；充满敬意的
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
- 1.
Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
表现出或具有极大尊重或敬意的；尊敬的。
- 2.
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
感到或表现出深深的尊敬或崇敬
- 3.
showing great reverence for god
对上帝极为崇敬
表现出或具有极大尊重或敬意的；尊敬的。；感到或表现出深深的尊敬或崇敬；对上帝极为崇敬；尊敬的；虔诚的
In use
The students remained reverent during the memorial ceremony.
She spoke in a reverent whisper when she entered the ancient temple.
The audience sat in reverent silence as the choir began to sing.
maintained a reverent silence
reverent + noun
作定语时修饰名词。
He spoke in a reverent tone.
他以一种恭敬的语气说话。
be reverent toward someone/something
常用介词toward。
The students are reverent toward their teacher.
学生们对老师很恭敬。
be reverent about something
Connections
Collocations
- reverent silence
- 充满敬意的沉默
- The room fell into reverent silence as the ceremony began.仪式开始时，房间里一片充满敬意的沉默。
- reverent tone
- 恭敬的语气
- He described his teacher in a reverent tone.他用恭敬的语气描述他的老师。
- reverent attitude
- 恭敬的态度
- They showed a reverent attitude toward the sacred site.他们对这片圣地表现出恭敬的态度。
- reverent awe
- 敬畏之心
- The hikers stood in reverent awe at the mountain's majesty.登山者站在山巅的壮丽景色前，心中充满敬畏。
- reverent hush
- 肃静
- A reverent hush fell over the audience as the soloist began.独奏者开始演奏时，观众席上肃静无声。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把reverent想成revere(崇敬)加-ent(形容词尾)，像信徒对神深深鞠躬，就是reverent恭敬的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教仪式或祈祷场景、正式演讲或书面语、描述对长辈、逝者或神圣事物的态度 reverent 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在宗教、礼仪以及对长辈或逝者表达敬意的场合；日常口语中较少使用，更口语化的说法是 respectful。它强调发自内心的崇敬而非单纯礼貌。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ent 结尾，且尾音节都含 /ənt/，但它们与 reverent 的重音和元音不同，不构成整词押韵。Reverend 是形近词：与 reverent 只差最后一个字母（d 和 t），读作 /ˈrɛvərənd/，结尾是 /-ənd/；且 reverend 常表示“牧师的”，reverent 表示“恭敬的”，勿混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.