| 釋義 |
ereconj.
1. sooner than,before比…早些.在…以前。
△Tw.4.2.63 (58): “Thou shalt hold the opinion of Pythagorasere I will allow of thy wits，”你得贊成畢達哥拉斯的意見，我才承認你頭腦健全。
△Rom. 1. 2. 10: “Let two moresummers wither in their pride,/ Ere we may thinkher ripe to be a bride.”再等兩個夏天由盛暑變?yōu)榍餂?，她才算長大成人，好做新娘。
△Rom. 2. 3. 48:“I'll tell thee erethou ask it me again.”不用等你再問，我就來告訴你。
2. rather than that在…以前，與其。
△Mac. 3.2. 16:“But let the frame of things disjoint,both the worldssuffer,/ Ere we will eat our meal in fear，” i.e. Rath-er than that we should live in fear.我們與其這樣在恐懼中吃飯，還是讓宇宙的框架破碎.讓天上人間一齊遭殃。
Phrases:
ere now: formerly從前。
△As. 2. 4. 24: “ I partlyguess; for I have loved ere now.”我多少猜出來一點.因為從前我也戀愛過。
ere that: before在…之前。
△1H. VI. 3. 1. 97: “Andere that we will suffer such a prince,/ So kind a fa-ther of the commonweal,/ To be disgraced by an ink-horn mate,/ We and our wives and children all willfight，”要是眼睜睜讓這么一位王子，國家的這么一位慈父竟受到一個書呆子氣十足的家伙侮辱，我們和我們的妻子兒女全都要出來拼命的。
ere this: before this time,formerly在此以前，從前。
△3H. vi. 1. 4. 48: “Whose frown hath made theefaint and fly ere this.”這個人從前皺皺眉頭就使你灰心喪膽、抱頭鼠竄。 |