venerable 復習
世界的な人気キャラクター「ミッフィー」の作者、ディック・ブルーナさんが老衰のため89歳で亡くなりました。
Dick Bruna, ‘spiritual father’ of rabbit Miffy, dies at 89
The Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — Dick Bruna, the Dutch “spiritual father” of Miffy, the white rabbit who enchanted millions of young children around the world for more than half a century, has died at age 89, his publisher announced Friday.
Decades before Instagram made square images immensely popular, illustrator and artist Bruna understood their power. For years, his Miffy books were printed in a square format.
“He thought that size was really good for two little children’s hands, and he loved the visual impact, too,” longtime friend Marja Kerkhof, of his Dutch publisher Mercis, said in a telephone interview.
Bruna “passed away peacefully in his sleep” Thursday night in the central Dutch city of Utrecht, Kerkhof said.
The simplicity of Bruna’s characters drew adoration not only from children, but also from adult art lovers. Amsterdam’s venerable Rijksmuseum put on a show featuring his work in 2015.
以下省略
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003530095
今回取り上げる表現は、"venerable" /vén(ə)rəbl/です。『ウィズダム英和辞典』(第３版、三省堂)を引いたところ、「(高齢・人徳・高位などから)尊敬に値する、尊い、立派な〈人〉；(歴史的・宗教的関連から)尊ぶべき、由緒ある〈建物・場所・事物など〉」とありました。
LDOCEでは、"formal a venerable person or thing is respected because of their great age, experience etc – often used humorously"と定義されています。
今回の“venerable”という表現は宗教においても使われる表現で、カトリックでは「尊者」、仏教では「高僧」を意味します。(Blue Sky)
