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Meaning of 先贤

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先 xiān 贤 xián (Trad.: 先賢)
worthy predecessor; distinguished person of the past; former sage
Example Sentences
1
美国的建国先贤深知宗教自由的重要性
。
America's founding fathers understood the importance of religious freedom.
2
这一关于行政权力的解释会让开国先贤们死不瞑目
。
It is an interpretation of executive power that would make the Founders whirl in their graves.
3
美国的城市化还给陪审团制度造成建国先贤们未曾预见的其他问题
。
Urban America poses other problems for the jury system that could not have been foreseen by the Founding Fathers.
4
虽然这个世界的轴心正在向唯物趋向
,
不过还是要向先贤们致以敬意
。
Though the axis of the world is leaning towards materialism they deserve fullrespect and honor from us.
5
这一切都反映了开国先贤一代人对个人自由与民主的紧密关系的理解
。
All of them reflect the Founding generation's understanding of the close ties between personal freedom and democracy.