| 釋義 |
changelingn.
1.child left by the fairies in place of one they had sto-len（過去民間傳說）被仙女偷換后留下的嬰孩。
△Mid.2.1.23:“She never had so sweet a changeling；”這樣可愛的小孩她從來沒有偷換過。
2. thing substituted for another by stealth被偷換后留下來之物。
△Ham.5.2.53: “The changeling neverknown.”這封掉了包的假信，誰也看不出來。
3. changer of side,turncoat,renegade改變立場的人，變節(jié)者，叛徒。
△1H.Ⅳ.5.1.74:“To face the garment ofrebellion/With some fine colour that may please theeye/Of fickle changelings and poor discontents，”用美好的顏色把叛亂的外衣裝飾一下，好讓那些反復無常的變節(jié)者和不滿現(xiàn)狀的可憐蟲看了高興。 |