| 釋義 |
damnvt. 1. cause to be doomed to the torments of hell使…下地獄受苦。 △ Mer.1.1.98: “If they should speak,wouldalmost damn those ears / Which hearing them wouldcall their brothers fools.” i.e. If they did open theirlips. they would talk so foolishly that their listenerswould call them “fools” and thus incur the torments ofhell. (Matthew V. 22:“Whoever shall say,Thou fool,shall be in danger of hell fire.”) 他們?nèi)羰钦娴亻_口,聽的人將要罵他們?yōu)樯倒弦灾劣谝驗(yàn)榱R人而下地獄。(按:馬太福音第5章第22節(jié):“凡罵弟兄是傻瓜的,難免地獄之火?!? △As.3.2.37(35):“Then thou art damned.”那么你就該下地獄。 △Oth.1.1.21:“A fellow almost damned in a fairwife.” (English proverb: “Who has a fair wife needsmore than two eyes.”) 為了要娶一個(gè)漂亮老婆幾乎下地獄。 △Oth.3.3.399(398): “damn them then. / If ever mortal eyes do see them bolster / More than theirown.”要是他們居然讓別人的眼睛看見他們倆同床共枕,那么他們可就真該死了。 △Oth.4.2.34 (35):“Come,swearit,damn thyself,”來,發(fā)誓,讓你自已好下地獄吧。(按:發(fā)假誓則遭天罰。) △2H.IV.2.4.180 (167): “Nay,ratherdamn them with / King Cerberus,” i.e. cause them tobe doomed to the eternal torments in hell. 不,還是讓他們落入閻王賽白洛斯的地獄里去受苦。 △2H.IV.2.4. 371(339): “for the other. I owe her money,and whethershe be damned for that. I know not.” (Puritans considered money-lending.i.e.usury,a capital sin.) 至于另外那一個(gè)女人.我欠著她的錢.她是否該為此下地獄.我不知道2. doom to eternal punishment使遭受永久懲罰。 △ Ham.2.2.640 (603):“Abuses me to damn me.”誘騙我去遭劫難。 3. be the ruin of,ruin使…毀滅.毀掉。 △Oth.1.3.359(353): “If thou wilt needs damn thyself. do it a moredelicate way than drowning.”如果你一定要?dú)У糇约?,不妨采取比淹死更巧妙的方法?br/>4. condemn,doom判決,注定。 △Mac.5.3.11: “Thedevil damn thee black,”愿魔鬼罰你變黑。 5. curse詛咒。 △Oth.3.3.476: “Damn her. lewdminx!”詛咒她,淫婦! damn[d?m]v.詛咒,譴責(zé),毀掉,該死adj.該死的 ◇not give a damn=not care a damn毫不在乎 not worth a damn=not worth a hoot(pin,rap,rush,straw)毫無價(jià)值,一錢不值 ‖ damning evidence有罪的證據(jù) damnable adj.可惡的,該死的 damnably adv. damned adj.該死的,可惡的 damnation n.報(bào)應(yīng) damnification n.損傷,損害damnify v.損害,損傷,傷害 damning n.詛咒 damningly adv.定罪地,導(dǎo)致定罪地 damningness n.定罪 damnous adj.造成損失的,與損害有關(guān)的 |