| 釋義 |
Caesar:1. Julius Caesar,famous Romangeneral and ruler ( 100-44 B.C.); i.e. emperor,conqueror凱撒;(轉指)皇帝,征服者。 △R.III.4.4.337 (336): “And she shallbe sole victress,Caesar’s Cae-sar.”她就將成為世上惟一的勝利者,凱撒的凱撒。 2. i.e. Octavius Caesar凱撒,(指)屋大維·凱撒,凱撒大將的侄孫。 △Mac.3.1.55(54): “and un-der him/My genius is rebuked,as it is said/Mark Antony’s was by Caesar.” (According to Plutarch,MarkAntony’s guardian spirit was afraid of OctaviusCaesar’s.)在他底下我的星宿受到壓抑,就像人家說馬克·安東尼的星宿被凱撒壓住一樣。 3.i.e. absolute ruler,emperor 凱撒,(比喻)專制統(tǒng)治者,皇帝。 △3H.VI.3.1.18:“No bending knee will callthee Caesar now.”現(xiàn)在沒有人來屈膝稱你為凱撒。 Caesar and his fortune: North’s translation ofPlutarch’s“Lives of Greek and Roman Heroes” re-lates how Julius Caesar,encountering a storm when hewas on board of a ship across the Adriatic,encour-aged the timorous captain,saying,“Fear not,for thouhast Caesar and his fortune with thee.”凱撒和他的好運(凱撒坐船渡海遇到風暴時鼓勵船長的話)。 △1H.VI.1.2.138:“Now am I like that proud insulting ship/WhichCaesar and his fortune bare(= bore) at once.”現(xiàn)在我就像是古時那艘目空一切的大船,它載著凱撒和他的好運。 
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