- reverent (adj.)
[reverent 词源字典]
- late 14c., "reverend;" late 15c., "characterized by reverence, deeply respectful," from Old French reverent and directly from Latin reverentem (nominative reverens), present participle of revereri (see reverence). The sense of "reverend" was common 14c. through 17c. Related: Reverently.[reverent etymology, reverent origin, 英语词源]