形容詞 venerable:

1. impressive by reason of age
2. profoundly honored
   同義詞：august, revered

1. A venerable and wise old man.
   年高德勛的智慧老人
2. A very old, venerable man; an elder.
   最年長者德高望重的人; 長者
3. Having the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use; venerable.
   年高德劭的具有與年紀，智謀或長久使用相關(guān)的品質(zhì)的; 值得尊敬的
4. We all listened to the venerable scholar with awe.
   我們都懷著敬畏之心傾聽著這位德高望重的學者的講話。

ven.er.a.ble

adj.（形容詞）
Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.See Synonyms at elderly
值得敬重的，令人崇敬的：由于年齡、德行、品質(zhì)或職位而應(yīng)受到尊敬的參見 elderly
Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association:
神圣莊嚴的；珍貴的：尤指因為與宗教或歷史的聯(lián)系而值得尊敬的：
例句：
venerable relics.
珍貴的遺物

Venerable Abbr. Ven.,V.
Venerable 縮寫 Ven.,V.
Roman Catholic Church Used as a form of address for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization.
【羅馬天主教】 圣徒：用作對已達到成為圣者第一階段的人的一種尊稱
Used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church or the Episcopal Church.
副主教：用作對英國國教或蘇格蘭圣公會的副主教的一種尊稱

【引伸】
ven.erableness 或
ven.erabil.ity
n.（名詞）
ven.erably
adv.（副詞）