| 釋義 |
goodnessn. 1. kindness 仁慈,好意。 △Lr.5.1.7: “You know the goodness I intend upon you.”你知道我對(duì)你懷著的好意。 △2H.VI. 2.1.84 (82): “Poor soul,God's goodnesshath been great to thee,”可憐的人,上帝對(duì)你真是大慈大悲呀。 △H.VIII.2.1.93:“And when old Time shall lead him to his end,/ Goodness and he fill up one monu-ment!”等到時(shí)光老人把他引到生命的終點(diǎn),但愿仁愛(ài)與他一同永駐墓穴! △H.VIII.3.2.264(263): “Whilst your greatgoodness,out of holy pity / Absolved him with anaxe.”而你出于神圣的惻隱之心,倒是大慈大悲,用一把斧頭把他徹底赦免了。 for goodness' sake: i.e. for God's sake 看在仁愛(ài)的分上;(相當(dāng)于)看在上帝的分上。 △H.VIII.3.1.158(159): “Forgoodness' sake,consider what you do,”看在上帝的分上,請(qǐng)考慮一下你的行動(dòng)。 △H.VIII.5.5.1(5.4.1):“ Heav-en,from thy endless goodness,send prosperous life,long and ever happy,to the high and mighty Princessof England,Elizabeth!”愿上天,從你那無(wú)窮的仁慈出發(fā),把昌盛的、長(zhǎng)壽的而且永遠(yuǎn)幸福的一生賜給英格蘭的高貴而偉大的公主伊利莎白! 2. good quality,moral righteousness,virtue善良,正直,美德。 △H.VIII.2.2.90(89): “The Spaniard,tied byblood and favour to her,/ Must now confess,if theyhave any goodness,/ The trial just and noble.”西班牙人,跟她有血統(tǒng)上的聯(lián)系,又對(duì)她懷著好意,只要他們還有一點(diǎn)正直的美德,也不能不承認(rèn)這次審判既公正又不失貴族身份。 △H.VIII.3.2.283(282): “All goodness / Is poison tothy stomach.”一切美德,對(duì)你的胃口來(lái)說(shuō)都成了毒藥。 3. anything good. good fortune,success好事,好運(yùn),成功。 △H.VIII.5.5.22(5.4.21): “But few now livingcan behold that goodness”,但是現(xiàn)在活著的人們當(dāng)中很少有人能親眼看到那種好年盛景。 △Mac.4.3.136:“thechance of goodness”.成功的機(jī)會(huì). |