reverend

名词 reverend:

1. a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
   同义词：clergyman, man of the cloth
2. a title of respect for a clergyman

形容词 reverend:

1. worthy of adoration or reverence
   同义词：sublime

1. The Very Reverend Jane Smith.
   受人尊敬的简·史密斯
2. A reverend gentleman is here to see you, sir!
   这里有位教士要见你，先生。

rev.er.end

adj.（形容词）
Deserving reverence.
值得尊重的
Relating to or characteristic of the clergy; clerical.
教士的：属于神职人员的或具有神职人员的特征的；圣职人员的
Reverend Abbr. Rev.Used as a title and form of address for certain clerics in many Christian churches. In formal usage, preceded bythe :
Reverend 缩写 Rev.大人：用作对许多基督教堂中某些神职人员的称号及敬称形式。在正式用法中，前面加the ：
例句：
the Reverend Jane Doe; Reverend John Jones.
简．多伊牧师；约翰．乔伊斯牧师

n.Informal （名词）【非正式用语】
A cleric or minister. Used withthe.
神职人员，牧师：神职人员或牧师，与the 连用

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin reverendus [gerundive of] reverôro [to revere] * see revere
源自 拉丁语 reverendus [] reverôro的动形词 [尊重] *参见 revere