| 釋義 |
gentlemann.
1.nobleman or well-to-do person who was legally en-titled to use a coat of arms 享有使用紋章權(quán)利的貴族或富人。
△Ham.5.1.32(29):“There is no ancient gentle-men but gardeners. ditchers,and grave-makers. ” 除了種園子的、挖溝的和掘墳的這三種人，就沒有什么古老的紳士人家。
2. man of good birth attached as servant to householdof person of high rank （高貴人家的）家臣。
△Lr.1.3.1:“Did my father strike my gentleman for chiding of hisFool?” i.e. because the gentleman scolded his clown.我父親因為我的家臣罵了他的傻子，所以打了他嗎？
3. officer of a nobleman’s household,gentleman ofthe king’s chamber貴族的管家，國王的內(nèi)侍。
△2H.IV.12.28(25): “Let us be Diana’s foresters,gentlemen of the shade.”讓我們做黛安娜手下的獵戶，陰影的侍從(又譯：陰影里的紳士)。
gentlemen of companies: gentlemen,but not officers,who had volunteered for military service,somethingmore than ordinary soldiers志愿軍人(地位高于普通士兵，但并非軍官)。
△1H.IV.4.2.26(24): “ancients,corpo-rals. lieutenants,gentlemen of companies ”旗官、伍長、副官、志愿軍人，等等。 |