| 釋義 |
beadlen. 1.sheriff’s officer who whipscriminals and inflicts punishment,officer of the law執(zhí)掌刑罰、鞭打犯人的差役,司法官吏。 △H.Ⅴ.4.1.180(169):“War is his beadle,war is his vengeance;”(his:God’s)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)就是上帝的掌刑官,戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)就是上帝的報(bào)應(yīng)。 2. minor parish officer or consta-ble who might punish petty of-fences and administer corporal pun-ishment教區(qū)差役或警察(執(zhí)掌懲罰小過(guò)犯和打人)。 △2H.Ⅵ.2.1.134(133):“My masters of Saint Albans,haveyou not/Beadles in your town,and things called whips?”圣·奧爾本的先生們,你們這城市里有沒(méi)有公差和叫做鞭子的東西? △2H.Ⅳ.5.4.0.s.d:“Enter hostess Quickly,Doll Tear-sheet and beadles.”女店主桂格來(lái)、桃兒·貼席及數(shù)差役上。 △L.L.L.3.1.184(174): “I,that have been love’s whip,/A verybeadle to a humorous sigh,”我,一向是抽打愛(ài)情的一根鞭子,簡(jiǎn)直是懲處多情長(zhǎng)嘆的一名刑吏。 △Lr. 4. 6.165(160):“Thou rascal beadle,hold thy bloody hand!”你這個(gè)流氓差役,停下你的毒手! 
beadle beadle[?bi:dl]n. 牧師助理,法院打雜,小官吏 |