Reverend
Reverend 英 [ˈrevɵrɵnd] 美 [ˈrɛvərənd]
adj. 教士的；可尊敬的 n. 教士
名词复数:reverends
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- adj. 教士的；可尊敬的
- n. 教士
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1. Why associate myself with Reverend Wright in the first place, they may ask?
他们可能会问，为什么你会在一开始同赖特牧师交往？
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2. We agree with Reverend Maier when he writes that love is a spirit that changes life.
我们同意梅尔教士的观点，即爱是改变生活的精神力量。
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3. Half the men in this church, including you, Father, and you, Reverend, are as ardent patriots as I.
这个教堂里有一半的人，包括你，父亲，还有你，牧师，都和我一样是满腔热情的爱国者。
- reverend (adj.) early 15c., "worthy of respect," from Middle French reverend, from Latin reverendus "(he who is) to be respected," gerundive of revereri "to stand in awe of, respect, honor, fear, be afraid of; revere," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + vereri "stand in awe of, fear, respect," from PIE *wer-e-, suffixed form of root *wer- (3) "perceive, watch out for."
- reverend (n.) "clergyman," c. 1500, from reverend (adj.).
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