| 釋義 |
daggern. a blunt blade with abasket hilt used for defence in place of the buckler(在決斗中代替圓盾用做防御工具的)一種鈍刃短刀。 △Wiv.1.1.295 (282): “Ibruised my shin the other daywith playing at sword and dag-ger with a master of fence.” 前兩天,我跟一位擊劍教練用短刀長劍比試了一回,被他擦傷了小腿。dagger of lath: wooden dagger,wooden stick,a stageproperty used by the Vice,the comic stock characterin old morality plays木刀,木條(英國中世紀(jì)道德劇中的喜劇人物“罪惡”所使用的道具)。 △1H.IV. 2. 4. 153 (136):“beat thee out of thy kingdom with a dagger of lath,and drive all thy subjects afore thee like a flock ofwild geese,”用一把木刀把你打出你的王國之外! 把你的臣民像一群大雁一樣都趕得東逃西散。 △Tw.4.2.140 (126):“Who with dagger of lath,/ In his rage and hiswrath,/Cries,Ah,ha! to the devil;”我拿著木板刀,又狂暴,又咆哮,對著魔鬼“啊,哈!”大叫。 
Sword and dagger dagger[?d?g?]n.短劍,匕首v.用劍刺,用劍刺,用劍號標(biāo)明 ◇at daggers drawn勢不兩立 look daggers at對…怒目而視 |