| 釋義 |
grandsiren. 1. grandfather,ancestor 祖父,祖先。 △Mer.1.1.84:“his grandsire cut in alabaster”,i. e. an alabaster fig-ure of his grandfather. 他的老爺爺?shù)氖嗨芟瘢ㄖ府?dāng)時教堂墳?zāi)股铣S械氖瘢?br/>2. grandfather 祖父,外祖父。 △Oth.1.1.91: “Or elsethe devil will make a grandsire of you.”要不然那黑魔鬼就要使你當(dāng)外祖父了。(按:魔鬼為黑色,在此指奧瑟羅。) 3. grandfather,old man 老爺爺,老爺子。 △Rom. 2.4.33(31):“Why,is not this a lamentable thing,grand-sire,”(Mercutio addresses Benvolio,pretending theyare old men complaining of the follies of the young.)唉,老爺子,這豈不是令人痛心的事? △H.V.3. Cho.19:“And leave your England as dead midnight still,/Guarded with grandsires,babies,and old women,”把你們的英格蘭留在萬籟俱寂的深夜里,讓那些老弱婦孺去保衛(wèi)它吧。 grandsire phrase: ancient proverbial saying,old pro-verb 古老的諺語,古話。 △Rom.1.4.37:“For I am pro-verbed with a grandsire phrase,”i.e.equipped with an ancient proverbial saying. 我記得一名古老諺語。 |