| 釋義 |
bottle-alea. (lit.) small beer; i.e. low-class,cheap（本義）淡啤酒；（轉(zhuǎn)義）低級的，低劣的。
△2H.Ⅳ.2.4.138(131):“Away,you bottle-ale rascal!”滾開，你這下賤的惡棍！
bottle-ale houses: low-class taverns 下等酒店。
△Tw.2.3.28 (26):“I did impeticos thy gratillity; forMalvolio’s nose is no whipstock. My lady has a whitehand,and the Mermidons are no bottle-ale houses.”i.e. I pocketed your small tip,for Malvolio was onthe watch (after my late truancy) and his nose cansoon smell out money; my lady-love with little whitehands has elegant tastes,and the Mermidons,wherewe drink,are no cheap drinking houses.你這筆小錢我裝進(jìn)口袋了，因為馬伏里奧的鼻子可不是鞭柄；而且我和我那位長著白白小手的情人常到美靡東去，那可不是什么小酒館。 |