Day 148
lu.nar [}lunQ] adj. 月亮的related to a moon, especially the earth’s
The astronauts returned from the moon with lunar rocks.
The first lunar landing took place in 1969.
The spacecraft landed on the lunar surface.
lunar year 陰曆年 // a lunar voyage月球旅行
lunatic [}lunDt0k] n. 瘋子 maniac
I saw him chasing his wife down the road like a lunatic.
Only a lunatic would do something as risky as that!
adj. 瘋狂的；荒唐可笑的 crazy; insane
He has these lunatic ideas about becoming rich; he’s a lunatic.
revere [r0}v0r] v. 崇敬；尊敬
Martin Luther King, Jr., was revered as a religious and social leader.
~ ideology he once revered but ultimately rejected
He was revered as a hero.
revered [r0}v0rd] adj.
the country’s most revered universities, Harvard and Yale
reverence [}rGvDrDns] n. 尊敬；崇敬；尊崇
They spoke of the old man with reverence.
~ a reverence for tradition
Religious people have reverence for their church.
The poem conveys his deep reverence for nature.
Reverend [}rGvDrDnd] n. 牧師 (縮寫 = Rev. )
Our minister is the Reverend Robert Smith.
(the) Reverend Christopher Caldwell // the Rev. William Bell
Good morning, Reverend.
reverent [}rGvDrDnt] adj. 恭敬的；虔誠的 respectful
She spoke in a reverent voice. // reverent worshippers
irreverent [0}rGvDrDnt] adj. 不敬的；不恭的 ( revere )
irreverent wit // an irreverent attitude to tradition
He has a delightfully irreverent sense of humor. // an irreverent comedian
irreverently adv.
He joked irreverently about religion.
irreverence [0}rGvDrDns] n.
He’s a comedian known for his irreverence.
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