The venerable old professor shared his wisdom.
这位值得尊敬的老教授分享了他的智慧。
Which word is a synonym for “venerable” as used in the following sentence? The venerable professor was admired not just for his knowledge but also for his integrity.
A — Esteemed. “venerable” means adj. respected; revered; ancient
Students came from far away to learn from the ______ old professor.
D — venerable. “venerable” means adj. respected; revered; ancient
venerable — adj. respected; revered; ancient. In Chinese: 值得尊敬的；古老的.
venerable is pronounced /ˈvɛnərəbl/. It breaks into 4 syllables: ven · er · a · ble.
The venerable old professor shared his wisdom. (这位值得尊敬的老教授分享了他的智慧。)
respected, revered — all close in meaning to venerable (adj. respected; revered; ancient).
Yes. venerable appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
vener (respect) + able → worthy of respect, highly respected.