reverential
adjective /ˌrevəˈrenʃl/
/ˌrevəˈrenʃl/
(formal)- showing deep respect
充满敬意的;深表崇敬的 - His name was always mentioned in almost reverential tones.
人们每次提起他的名字,语调中几乎总是充满了敬意。
Collocations DictionaryReverential is used with these nouns:- tone
词源mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin reverentialis, from the verb revereri from re- (expressing intensive force) + vereri ‘to fear’. - His name was always mentioned in almost reverential tones.