| 釋義 |
baublen. 1. pretty,worthless toy; silly.trifling person美觀而無價值的玩物,愚蠢無聊的人。 △Oth.4.1.136(134): “and thither comes thebauble,and,by this hand,fallsme thus about my neck.”這個蠢東西又來了,真的,就這樣撲過來摟住我的脖子。 2. short colourful stick carried bythe professional clown or court-jester (宮廷小丑所拿的)彩棍。 △Rom.2.4. 98 (91):“for this drivelling love is like agreat natural that runs lolling up and down to hide hisbauble in a hole.”因為這種一把鼻涕一把眼淚的情人就像 一個大傻瓜,伸著舌頭跑來跳上跳下,想把他的那根棍子藏在一個洞洞里。(按:此語有雙關的猥褻含義。) 
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