- [usually before noun] (formal)
venerable people or things deserve respect because they are old, important, wise, etc. （因年高、顯要、智慧等）令人尊重的，值得敬重的，受敬佩的 The president was a venerable old man with white hair and a gracious manner. 總統是一位德高望重的老人，滿頭白發，舉止優雅。 The academy is considered a venerable institution. 該學院被認爲是一個古老的機構。 The country has a venerable tradition of hospitality. 這個國家有着悠久的好客傳統。
- the Venerable…[only before noun]
(in the Anglican Church), a title of respect used when talking about an archdeacon （對聖公會會吏長的尊稱）尊者 the Venerable Martin Roberts 尊者馬丁 · 羅伯茨
- the Venerable…[only before noun]
(in the Roman Catholic Church), a title given to a dead person who is very holy but who has not yet been made a saint 真福（天主教會對列入聖品前的已故聖潔者的尊稱）
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin venerabilis, from the verb venerari.