| 釋義 |
gettingn.
1. acquisitions 獲得物。
△H.VIII.4.2.55:“And thoughhe were unsatisfied in getting，”雖然他這個人貪得無厭。
2. begetting 所生的人。
△Ado.2.1. 337(322):“I wouldrather have one of your father's getting.”我倒愿意要個你父親所生的人做丈夫。
3. earning by labour (with play on “begetting”，i.e.his wife’s children) 自力掙得(雙關：自己生出來的——指：孩子)。
△As.3.3.57(55): “Well,that is the dowry ofhis wife，’tis none of his own getting.”哼，那是他老婆帶來的嫁妝，又不是他自己弄出來的。 |