| 釋義 |
dispraisevt. 1. blame,censure,speak of as faults責怪,指摘,當做毛病說起。 △H.V.5.2.211 (199):“and I know,Kate,you will to her dispraise those parts in me that you lovewith your heart.”我還知道,你對她說話的時候,把你打心眼里喜歡我的地方當做短處指摘一番。 2. disparage,belittle貶低,小看。 △1H.IV.5.2.58:“Making you ever better than his praise / By still dis-praising praise valued with you,” i.e.disparagingpraise since it could not come up to your merits. 認為你遠遠超過了他的贊美,只怪對你的任何贊美都不夠分量。 3. belittle. speak in disparagement 貶 低,毀 謗 △2H.IV.2.4.345 (314): “Not to dispraise me,andcall me pantler and bread-chipper and I know notwhat?”沒有毀謗我,還說我是廚房司務和削面包的仆人,以及我不知道的別的什么嗎? △2H.IV.2.4.350 (319): “I dis-praised him before the wicked. that the wicked mightnot fall in love with him;”我在壞人面前毀謗他,為的是讓壞人不會愛上他。 △Rom.3.5.237: “to dispraise mylord with that same tongue”,現(xiàn)在用同 一條舌頭來詆毀他。 dispraise[dis?preiz]v.& n.貶低,損譽 |