| 釋義 |
birthrightn.
1. privilege to which one is entitled by birth生來(lái)就有的特權(quán)。
△3H.VI.1.1.219: “Hath he deserved to losehis birthright thus?”難道他應(yīng)該這樣就喪失掉天生的繼承權(quán)嗎？
△3H.VI.2. 2. 34: “Were it not pity that thisgoodly boy/Should lose his birthright by his father’sfault，”這個(gè)好孩子，由于他父親的過(guò)錯(cuò).竟然喪失了他自己生而具有的繼承權(quán)，豈不是可惜嗎？
2. hereditary right by the law of primogeniture,spe-cifically used of the special rights of the first-born世襲繼承權(quán)，（特別是）長(zhǎng)子繼承權(quán)。
△2H.VI.2.2.60: “And inthis private plot be we the first/That shall salute ourrightful sovereign/With honour of his birthright tothe crown.”在這片隱蔽的土地上，讓我們首先向我們的合法君王致敬，對(duì)他那世襲的王位繼承權(quán)表示崇敬。 |