venerable

尊敬すべき、徳の高い

年齢や立派な人柄、重要な地位のために、深く尊敬されるべき。

やさしい英語で： Deserving great respect because of age, good character, or an important position.

• A venerable scholar opened the meeting.
• Students sought advice from the venerable professor.
• The award celebrates a venerable institution with a long record of service.

類義語： respected, esteemed, revered

よく使う表現： venerable scholar, venerable institution, venerable elder, venerable teacher

非常に古い、古びた

非常に古い。古すぎて役に立たなかったり、時代遅れだったりすることもある。

やさしい英語で： Very old, sometimes so old that it is no longer useful or fashionable.

• A venerable oak stood beside the gate.
• He still drives his venerable old car.
• The workshop’s venerable machines finally stopped working.

類義語： ancient, antiquated, age-old

反対語： new, modern

よく使う表現： venerable oak, venerable building, venerable machine

神聖な、崇められる

宗教や過去の重要な出来事とのつながりから、神聖なものとされる。

やさしい英語で： Treated as holy because of its connection with religion or important events in the past.

• Pilgrims gathered at the venerable shrine.
• The venerable relic was carried through the town.
• Generations have prayed within this venerable temple.

類義語： sacred, hallowed

よく使う表現： venerable shrine, venerable relic, venerable temple