| 釋義 |
greatnessn.
1. high rank,elevated place 高貴身份，高貴地位。
△Tw.2.5.159(144):“but be not afraid of greatness.”但是不必害怕高貴身份。
△As.1.3.91(88):“If you outstay thetime,upon mine honour,/And in the greatness of my word,you die.”假如你停留得超過了期限，那么，以我的名譽(yù)為誓，并且憑我的高貴地位說話，你準(zhǔn)得死。
△2H.IV. 5.2.110:“And not less happy,having such a son/Thatwould deliver up his greatness so / Into the hands ofjustice.”我也同樣幸運(yùn)，能有這么一個(gè)兒子，他肯放下自己的尊位，接受法律的處理。
△H.VIII.5.5.39(5.4.38): “Andby those claim their greatness,not by blood.”并且靠著這些取得他們的高貴地位，而不是仗恃血統(tǒng)。
2. eminence of rank,paramount eminence,throne,ruling power 大位，至尊地位，王位，統(tǒng)治權(quán)。
△2H.IV.3.1.73: “But that necessity so bowed the state / That I and greatness were compelled to kiss.”但是國家形勢(shì)的緊急必要迫使我只好登上大位。
△ 2H.IV.4.4.24: “And nobleoffices thou mayest effect / Of mediation,after I amdead,/ Between his greatness and thy otherbrethren.”在我死了以后，你可以盡到你的崇高責(zé)任，在他的至尊地位和你的其他兄弟之間進(jìn)行調(diào)解疏通。
△R.III.3.7.160(161): “That I would rather hide me from mygreatness,/.../ Than in my greatness covet to behid / And in the vapour of my glory smothered.”我寧愿避開大位把自己隱藏起來…也不愿身處大位無法躲藏而在光榮的煙霧中窒息而死。
3. power 權(quán)力。
△H.V.4.1.271(251): “O,be sick,great greatness,/ And bid thy ceremony give theecure!”啊，偉大的權(quán)威，當(dāng)你害了病，叫禮儀給你治治吧！
4. (abstr. for concr.) the great 大人物。
△1 H. IV. 3.2.24:“Which oft the ear of greatness needs must hear”，大人物的耳朵里一定會(huì)常常聽到的。
5. bigness 夸大。
△2H.VI. 4.10.56 (53): “As forwords,whose greatness answers words，”至于話語，我的大話也比得上你說的話了。 |