| 釋義 |
differencen.
1. distinguishing characteristic. distinction. featureout of the ordinary顯著特點，特性.非凡特色。
△Ham.5.2.112 (107): “full of most excellent differences，”有種種非凡的特長。
2. distinction,distinction of rank or class差別，身份差別，上下尊卑之分。
△H.VIII.1.1. 138: “or proclaim╱There's difference in no persons.”，i. e. distinction ofrank between no person. 否則我就要宣布人和人之間已經(jīng)沒有貴賤差別。
△Lr. 1 . 4. 99 (89):“I’ll teach you differ-ences.” i. e. I’ll teach you the difference betweenyourself and the king. 我要教訓(xùn)你知道尊卑上下。
3. change變化。
△Lr. 5. 3 . 290 (289):“That from yourfirst of difference and decay,/ Have followed yoursad steps，” 自從你一開始改變命運、遭受坎坷，我就一直追隨著你的不幸的足跡。
4. (term in heraldry) variation or special mark made on one coat of arms to distinguish different membersor different branches of the same family (紋章學(xué)用語，指)在盾形紋章上為了區(qū)別同一家族中的不同成員或不同支派而做出的變化或特殊標(biāo)記。
△Ham.4.5.181 (183):“You mustwear your rue with a difference.” i.e. The Queenshould wear it for repentence,whereas Ophelia wearsit for sorrow. 啊，你佩帶蕓香的方法可以有點變化(意義不同——表示悔恨)。
△Ado . 1 . 1 . 70 (68): “l(fā)et him bear itfor a difference between himself and his horse，” 讓他保存起來，叫他跟他的馬兒有個分別吧。
5. disagreement,dispute,controversy. quarrel爭執(zhí)，爭論，爭吵。
△H . VIII. 1.1. 101:“The state takes notice ofthe private difference / Betwixt you and the Cardi-nal.”上邊已經(jīng)注意你和紅衣主教之間的私人爭執(zhí)。
△H.VIII.3. 1 . 57 (58): “How you stand minded in the weightydifference / Between the King and you，”你對于在國王和你之間的這場重大爭論，是怎么打算的。
△Lr. 2. 1 . 124(122):“Our father he hath writ,so hath our sister,/Of differences,which I best thought it fit /To answerfrom our home.”我們的父親和姐姐都寫信來訴說他們之間的爭吵，我想最好還是不在家里寫回信。
6. ground of quarrel,point in dispute爭吵的理由，爭論之點。
△Lr . 2 . 2 . 55 (51):“What is your difference? Speak.”你們?yōu)槭裁礌幊常?說。
△Mer .4 . 1. 171 : “Areyou acquainted with the difference╱ That holds thispresent question in the court?”現(xiàn)在法庭上正審理的案子中的爭執(zhí)之處.你已經(jīng)知道了吧？
7. conflict,battle沖突.戰(zhàn)斗。
place of difference: battlefield戰(zhàn)場。
△2H. IV. 4 . 1.181 (179):“Or to the place of difference call theswords / Which must decide it.”再不然就到戰(zhàn)場上用刀劍決定勝負(fù)。 |