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cunningn. 1.art,skill技藝,技巧。 △Ham.2.2.627 (590):“Haveby the very cunning of the scene / Been struck so tothe soul,”因?yàn)榕_(tái)上的情景表演得太巧妙了,一下子打動(dòng)了靈魂。 △Ham. 4. 7. 155: “We’ll make a solemn wager onyour cunnings”,i.e. your respective skills. 對(duì)你們的技藝比賽,我該有莊重的懸賞。 △Shr.Ind.1.92:“Where inyour cunning can assist me much.”你們的演技可以給我很大幫助。 2. skill,ability技巧,能力。 △H.V.5.2.149 (143):“norI have no cunning in protestation;”我也沒(méi)有表白自己的本領(lǐng)。 △2H.VI.2.1.130(129):“My lords,Saint Albanhere hath done a miracle; / And would ye not thinkhis cunning to be great,/ That could restore this crip-ple to his legs again?”諸位大人,圣奧爾本在這里創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)奇跡;但是倘若他要能使這個(gè)瘸子恢復(fù)了他的雙腿的功能,你們不是會(huì)認(rèn)為他的本領(lǐng)更偉大嗎? 3. magical skill,witchcraft sorcery魔法,巫術(shù),妖術(shù)。 △1H.VI.2.1.50:“Is this thy cunning,thou deceitfuldame?” 這是不是你玩了什么法術(shù),你這個(gè)騙人的女人? △1H.VI.3.3.9:“We have been guided by theehitherto,/ And of thy cunning had no diffidence:”我們一直都接受你的指導(dǎo),對(duì)于你的法術(shù)毫不懷疑。 4. craftiness,skilful deceit狡詐,詭計(jì)。 △Ado.2.2.56(54):“Be you constant in the accusation,and my cun-ning shall not shame me. ”只要你肯堅(jiān)決地去指控,我的詭計(jì)是不會(huì)失敗的。 △Lr.1.2.65(59):“It was not broughtme,my lord: there’s the cunning of it.”信不是帶給我的,大人;刁就刁在這里。 5. pretence假裝。 △Lr.2.1.30 (28): “Pardon me:/In cunning I must draw my sword upon you.”原諒我,我一定得假裝向你拔出劍來(lái)。 6. sagacity,wisdom,cleverness精明,智慧,聰明。 △Tw2.2.23 (22): “the cunning of her passion”,她情急智生。(又譯:她愛(ài)中生智)。 7. knowledge,awareness知道,明白。 △Oth.3.3.49:“That errs in ignorance and not in cunning.” i.e. notknowingly,unwittingly. 他這次犯錯(cuò)誤是出于無(wú)意,并非存心。
cunninga. 1. skilful,proficient熟練的,精通的。 △Shr.2.1.56:“Cunning in music and the mathematics”,熟諳音律,精通數(shù)理。 2. skilful,dexterous熟練的,靈巧的 △Tw.1.5.259(239):“’Tis beauty truly blent,whose red and whiteNature’s own sweet and cunning hand laid on.”那是調(diào)配停勻的美貌,那紅紅白白都是造化親自用可愛(ài)的巧手涂染的。 △Tw.3.4.314(283):“Plague on’t,an I thought hehad been valiant and so cunning in fence,I’d haveseen him damned ere I’d have challenged him.” 真該死! 假如我早知道他是如此勇敢,并且劍術(shù)這樣精巧,我在向他挑釁之前該先看見(jiàn)他下地獄。 △1H.IV.2.4.102 (90):“whatcunning match have you made with this jest of thedrawer?”你對(duì)這個(gè)酒保開(kāi)的這場(chǎng)玩笑,是怎樣的一條妙計(jì)? 3. skilled,skilful有技術(shù)的,熟練的。 △Rom.4.2.2:“Sirrah,go hire me twenty cunning cooks.”來(lái)人,你去給我雇二十個(gè)有手藝的廚子來(lái)。 4. skilled,accomplished有技術(shù)的,有才能的。 △Shr.1.1.97:“for to cunning men / I will be very kind,”對(duì)于有才學(xué)的人,我是很歡迎的。 5. having magical knowledge or skill 通魔法的。 △ 2H.VI.1.2.74:“Hast thou as yet conferred / WithMargery Jourdain the cunning witch,”你跟精通魔法的女巫瑪加利·喬丹商談過(guò)了嗎? cunning man: wizard,fortuneteller術(shù)士,算命的人。 △2H.VI.4.1.34: “A cunning man did calculate mybirth / And told me that by water I should die.”一位術(shù)士曾經(jīng)為我算過(guò)命,說(shuō)我要死在水里。 6. crafty,artful,sly 詭計(jì)多端的,欺詐的,狡猾的。 △1H.IV.2.4.509(457): “wherein cunning,but incraft?”除了詭計(jì)多端,他有什么能耐? 7. dexterous靈巧的。 △Oth.4.1.90 (89):“Dost thouhear,Iago?/I will be found most cunning in my pa-tience;”你聽(tīng)我說(shuō)嗎,伊阿古? 你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)我會(huì)忍耐得非常巧妙。 △Ado.2.2.53(52):“Be cunning in the working this,”這件事,你要辦得巧妙一些。 8. clever聰明的。 △R. III. 3. 1. 135: “So cunning and soyoung is wonderful!”年紀(jì)這么小而又這么伶俐,真是了不起!9. knowing,learned (used ironically)有知識(shí)的,有學(xué)問(wèn)的。 △Ado. 5. 1. 238 (227):“This learned constable is too cunning to be understood.”這位有學(xué)問(wèn)的警察知識(shí)太淵博了,說(shuō)話很不好懂。 10. exquisite 精美的。 △Oth. 5. 2. 11:“Thou cunning'stpattern of excelling nature,”你這大好宇宙中的精美典范(又譯:精美絕倫的造化的極品)。 cunning[?k?ni?]adj.吸引入的,狡猾的,精巧的,可愛(ài)的n.精巧,可愛(ài),詭詐 ‖ cunningly adv. cunningness n. |