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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

受人尊敬的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shòu rén zūnjìng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Venerable/ˈvɛn.ər.ə.bəl/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这是一个历史悠久且受人尊敬的机构。"

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.

    "The venerable professor emeritus gave a brilliant final lecture on ancient philosophy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Middle English: via Old French from Latin venerabilis, from venerari 'to worship, revere', from venus 'charm, affection'.

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