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词汇 venerably
释义 venerably
adverb
uk /ˈven.ər.ə.bli/ us /ˈven.ər.ə.bli/
in a way that shows someone or something is very old and deserves care and respect:
I'm sure that someone more venerably wise than I am will shed some light on the matter.
Two tall men, one venerably old, the other almost at the beginning of old age, led him in.
These families may be venerably old, but they are also venerably provincial and stupid.
When asked to describe the ceremony, he responded venerably: "it is an ancient civic ceremony, equal parts spectacle and ritual".
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