Translated into English by: FGS Institute of Humanistic Buddhism
venerable
「venerable」 是因德高望重而令人起敬的,例如:Mr. Ma is a venerable scholar.(馬先生是位可敬的學者。)
「venerable」 也是因歷史、宗教而顯神聖、珍貴的,例如:Our family plan to visit the venerable Ruins of St. Paul. 我們全家打算去訪問「大三巴牌坊」(聖保羅教堂遺址)。
initially
「initial」是:「一開始的」,例如:Heard the accident, his initial reaction was shock.(聽到意外事故,他最初的反應是震驚。)
副詞的「initially」也是相近的意思「起先」,例如: Mary came initially to spend a few days in Taiwan, but in the end she stayed for a whole month.(瑪麗原先只打算在台灣待幾天,但最後卻住了一整個月。)