| 釋義 |
givenpa. p. 1.disposed,inclined生性…,有…傾向。 lewdly given: wickedly inclined,dissolutely inclined,inclined to evil-doing,inclined to low conduct有邪惡傾向,有放蕩傾向,傾向于干壞事,傾向于下流行徑。 △1H.IV.2.4.474(426): “If that man should be lewdly given,hedeceiveth me;”如果那個(gè)人是生性放蕩,就算我看錯(cuò)了人。 △1H.IV.3.3.16(14):“I was as virtuously given as agentleman need to be,virtuous enough.”我本來(lái)跟別的紳士一樣,有心為善的,也夠善良的了。 △1H.IV.3.3.37(33):“If thou wert any way given to virtue,I wouldswear by thy face; my oath should be ‘By this fire,that’s God’s angel.’”假如你稍有向善之心,我愿拿你的臉起誓;我的誓言要說(shuō)“憑著這團(tuán)火,那是上帝的天使”。 2. addicted,devoted嗜好,熱中于。 △Wiv.1.4.13: “heis given to prayer;” 他喜歡禱告。 △As.3.3.22(20):“and lovers are given to poetry;”戀人們都愛(ài)好詩(shī)歌。 Phrases: given over: i.e. to wickedness,sinful beyond repen-tance完全交給了邪惡,不可救藥。 △1H.IV.3.3.40(35):“But thou art altogether given over,and wert indeed,but for the light in thy face,the son of utter dark-ness.”但是你已經(jīng)完全不可救藥了,除了在你臉上還有點(diǎn)光亮,你成了完全黑暗的兒子。 given to: disposed to,inclined to,addicted to,devot-ed to有意于,傾向于,醉心于,專心于。 △1H.IV.5.4.148(145): “Lord,Lord,how this world is given to lying!” 主啊,主啊,這個(gè)世界上的人多么愛(ài)撒謊! |