venerable [ˈvɛnərəbəl]

例句:

• Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor.
  她的中国朋友们说这位女皇是他们值得敬仰的祖先。
  
• This last, my personal favorite, is venerable.
  来自WSJ
• A venerable Columbia philosopher...who also happens to be a...rabbi.
  来自Literary Review
• Venerable dailies such as the Tokyo Times have shut down.
  像《东京时报》之类的一些有名望的日报已经停刊了。
  
• Columbia was a young city compared to venerable Charleston.
  与历史悠久的查尔斯顿相比，哥伦比亚是个年轻的城市。
  
• This robust character...lived to the venerable age of 108.
  来自C. Warwick