| 釋義 |
capablea.
1. prone (to),liable to be affected (by)傾向于…的，易受…影響的。
△H.VIII.5.3.10 (5.2.45): “but we allare men,/In our own natures frail,and capable /Ofour flesh；” i.e. and liable to be affected by the weak-nesses of our flesh,or by bodily desires. 但是我們都是人，我們的本性都是脆弱的，很容易受塵世欲念的影響。
2. capable of feeling,sensitive,responsive,suscepti-ble能有感情的，敏感的，有反應(yīng)的，易受感動的。
△Ham.3.4.125(126): “His form and cause conjoined,preachingto stones,Would make them capable.” i.e.His ap-pearance,taken together with the cause he pleads.would make even stones capable of feeling if he ad-dressed them. 他的樣子，再加上他的冤情，即使向石頭訴說，也會使它們感動的。
3. gifted,intelligent有天賦的，聰明的。
△R.III.3.1.154: “O，’tis parlous boy,/Bold,quick,ingenious,forward,capable:/He is all the mother’s,from thetop to toe.”啊，這是個伶俐的孩子，大膽，敏捷，機(jī)智，早熟，聰明——他從頭到腳完全像他的母親。
4. capacious,comprehensive,ample容量大的，全面的，充足的。
△Oth.3.3.460 (459): “Till that a capable andwide revenge/Swallow them up.”直到一種全面而廣闊的復(fù)仇把他們吞沒。
5. perceptible可以看得出的。
△As.3.5.23:“capableimpressure”，i.e. impression that can be seen 可以看得出的印痕。
6. legally able to inherit能合法繼承的。
△Lr.2.1.85(83): “and of my land/Loyal and natural boy,I’llwork the means/To make thee capable.”至于我的土地，忠誠而孝順的孩子，我自會設(shè)法使你能夠繼承。
capable of: ?susceptible to,open to,able to receive可能有…的，容易受到…的，能接受…的。
△2H.IV.1.1.172:“You were advised his flesh was capable/Of woundsand scars；”你明白他的肉體可能受到創(chuàng)傷。
?able to takein,appreciative of,responsive to能接受，能欣賞，對…有共鳴。
△Ham.3.2.11 (10): “to spleet the ears of thegroundlings,who for the most part are capable ofnothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise.”震裂站票觀眾的耳朵，這班人當(dāng)中大多數(shù)是什么也不懂，只賞識莫名其妙的摹擬笑劇和喧鬧。 |