Venus
Roman Mythology The goddess of sexual love and physical beauty.
The second planet from the sun, having an average radius of 6,052 kilometers (3,760 miles), a mass 0.815 times that of Earth, and a sidereal period of revolution about the sun of 224.7 days at a mean distance of approximately 108.1 million kilometers (67.2 million miles).
【羅馬神話】 維納斯:性愛和形體美的女神
金星:離太陽第二遠的行星,它的平均半徑為6,052公里(3,760英里),質量是地球質量的0.815倍,它在離開太陽約為108,100,000公里(67,200,000英里)的中等距離時繞太陽轉的公轉周期為224.7天
venerable ven-fear(對神等的)敬畏
Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association
adj. (因高齡、德行)令人肅然起敬的;可尊敬的;珍貴的
例句:
We plan to visit the venerable ruins of the abbey.
我們計劃去訪問該修道院的珍貴的歷史遺址。
venerate
To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference
vt. 崇敬,尊敬
例句:
Robert was a lawyer and I always venerated him.
羅伯特是個律師,我向來敬重他。
veneration
The act of venerating.
Profound respect or reverence: “The veneration of man has been misdirected” (Lucretia Mott). See Synonyms at honor.
The condition or status of one who is venerated.
n. 尊敬;崇拜
venereal
Transmitted by sexual intercourse. Of or relating to a sexually transmitted disease.
Of or relating to sexual intercourse.
Of or relating to the genitals.
adj. 性病的;性交的;由性交傳染的
revere ver-fear(對神等的)敬畏
To regard with awe, deference, and devotion.
vt. 敬畏;尊敬;崇敬
reverend
Deserving reverence.
Relating to or characteristic of the clergy; clerical.
Reverend Abbr. Rev. Used as a title and form of address for certain clerics in many Christian churches.
A cleric or minister. Used with the.
adj. 教士的;可尊敬的
n. 教士;[the Reverend](對教士或牧師的尊稱,常置于人名之前)大人
reverent
Marked by, feeling, or expressing reverence.
adj. 虔誠的;恭敬的;尊敬的
例句:
They all maintained a reverent silence.
他們都恭敬地保持沉默。
venom
詞匯起源
[13] Venom comes via Old French venim from Vulgar Latin *venīmen, an alteration of Latin venēnum ‘drug, poison’. It has been speculated that this was derived ultimately from venus ‘love’ (source of English venerate, venereal, etc), in which case its ancestral sense would presumably have been ‘love-potion’(一種能激發性欲的藥;媚藥;春藥).
A poisonous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted by a bite or sting.
A poison.
Malice; spite: “They dislike making their just criticism of a useful and earnest man an excuse for a general discharge of venom from small-minded opponents” (W.E.B. DuBois).
n. 毒液;惡意
vt. 使有毒;放毒
例句:
"What a filthy trick," she said with great venom.
"多么骯臟的手段,"她痛恨地說道。
envenom
To make poisonous or noxious.
To embitter.
vt. 使有毒,下毒
venomous
Secreting and transmitting venom: a venomous snake. Full of or containing venom.
Malicious; spiteful
adj. 有毒的;惡毒的;分泌毒液的;怨恨的
例句:
They shot each other venomous glances.
他們惡狠狠地朝對方瞪眼。