| 釋義 |
dignityn. 1. elevated rank,high office 高貴身份,高級官位。 △Mac.1.6.18: “For those of old,/ And the late dignities heaped up to them.”為了過去和最近迭加于我家的封賜。 △Mac.5.1.60 (55):“I would not have such aheart in my bosom for the dignity of the wholebody. ”縱然為了全身的尊貴,我也不愿讓我的胸膛里裝著這樣一顆心。 △R.III.4.4.314 (313): “This fair alliance quickly shall call home / To high promotions andgreat dignity.”這一美好的聯(lián)姻定可很快將他召喚回國接受高官顯職。 △H.VIII.3.1.140(141):“Nothing but deathShall e’er divorce my dignities.”除了死亡,再沒有什么事情能使我與我的王后尊嚴分離。 △H.VIII.3.2.329(328):“and to prepare the ways / You have for dignities.”以便為你謀取尊位鋪平道路。 2. dignitary顯貴。 △1H.VI.1.3.49:“Under my feet Istamp thy cardinal’s hat; /In spite of pope or dignitiesof church,/ Here by the cheeks I’ll drag thee up anddown.”我要把你那紅衣主教的帽子放在我的腳下踩;我也不管什么教皇或是教會里的什么大人物,要擰著你的腮幫子拖來拖去。 3.respectability,honour,social position,rank威望,榮譽,地位,身份。 △Rom.Pro.1:“Two households,bothalike in dignity.”i.e. Two families. both alike in so-cial rank. 兩個門第相當?shù)募易濉?br/>4. high estate,i.e. kingship高貴地位,(指)帝王之尊。 △2H.VI.3.1.337: “Faster than spring-time showerscome thought on thought,/ And not a thought butthinks on dignity.”腦海中浮想連翩,比春雨還要急驟,但沒有一個念頭不是想到帝王之尊。 5. royal power,sovereignty王權(quán),君權(quán)。 △2H.VI.5.1.193: “Call Buckingham. and all the friends thouhast,/ I am resolved for death or dignity.”即使你把白金漢以及你所有的朋友都叫來,我反正下定了決心不惜一死也要奪取王權(quán)。 △R.III.3.7.194 (195):“Then,good my lord,take to your royal self / This proffered benefit of dignity;”那么,我的好大人,請你親自接受我們奉獻的這個至高無上的權(quán)位吧。 |