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reverentially

/rev-uh-ren-shuhl/US // ˌrɛv əˈrɛn ʃəl //UK // (ˌrɛvəˈrɛnʃəl) //

恭敬地,虔诚地,崇敬地,尊敬地

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of the nature of or characterized by reverence; reverent: reverential awe.

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Examples

  • Enter the sacred edifice slowly, reverentially, and take your seat quietly.

  • "You're goin' to be diff'rent from the rest, the way you read books and newspapers," she remarked half-reverentially.

  • She wrote the heading carefully, reverentially, painting over the Roman numbers with loving pen.

  • I reverentially look up to the opinion of the people, and with an awe that is almost superstitious.

  • When my friend brings back the volume I shall read it reverentially, and most probably with a sense of being usefully admonished.