awe

n.
1. reverential fear,i.e. authority敬畏，（转义）权威。
△H.Ⅴ.1.2.224:“France being ours,we’ll bend it toour awe，”i.e.make it bow down in fear of me,sub-due it to our authority. 既然法兰西属于我们所有，我们就要叫它向我们的权威低头。
2. obedience,subjection服从，制服。
△2H.Ⅵ.1.1.92(91):“debating to and fro/How France and French-men might be kept in awe，”反复讨论如何把法国和法国人制服下去。
hold in awe:overawe,exact reverence from,i.e.rule 吓服，逼…敬畏，（转指）支配。
△1H.Ⅵ.1.1.39:“Thywife is proud,she holdeth thee in awe,/ More thanGod or religious churchmen may.”(Thy wife: i.e.El-eanor Cobham,Gloucester’s second wife,who wasambitious.)你的妻子很傲慢，她能管住你，比上帝和教会人土都厉害。

awe[ɔ:]

v.畏惧，恐惧
◇ in awe of散畏，害怕
‖ awful adj. awesome adj.可怕的，很坏的，糟透的，威严的
awfully adv. aweless adj.无畏的
awfulness n.