| 釋義 |
Cain-coloureda. i.e.yellow,as the beard of Cain,who killed his brother Abel(Gen.4:8),was repre-sented in old tapestries,the colour of jealousy. 該隱胡子的顏色,(即)黃色。(該隱,因嫉妒殺死其弟亞伯,在古時掛帳上將他的胡子繡成黃色,因黃色表示嫉妒。) △Wiv,1.4.23:“aCain-coloured beard.”像該隱那樣的黃胡子。(按:新劍橋本采用異文“cane-coloured”,cane=weasel,而weasel-coloured beard則可譯為“鼬鼠似的黃胡子”。) |