| 釋義 |
eel-skinn.
1.(prob.)snake skin鱔魚(yú)皮，（或指）蛇皮。
△1H.IV.2.4. 274 (244):“’Sblood,you starveling,you eel-skinyou dried neat’s tongue,you bull’s-pizzle,you stockfish!”他媽的，你這餓死鬼，你這鱔魚(yú)皮，你這干牛舌頭，你這公牛雞巴，你這干咸魚(yú)！(按：eel-skin又作elf-skin = small per-son，“小鬼皮”；“小鬼”。)
2. i.e. used as a close-fitting sheath for small objects鱔魚(yú)皮（用作小件物品的緊密護(hù)套）。
△2H.IV.3.2.353(325): “for you might have thrust him and all his ap-parel into an eel-skin.”因?yàn)槟憧梢园阉B同他的衣裳都塞進(jìn)一條鱔魚(yú)皮里去。(按： thrust又作trussed = packed,bun-died up，裝進(jìn)，塞入。) |