| 釋義 |
Hannibal:i. e. Carthaginian general (247—183 BC)who. according to Plutarch,commanded his soldiersto tie blazing torches to the horns of two thousand ox-en and routed the Roman army with them 漢尼拔,迦太基將軍,曾以火牛陣擊潰羅馬軍隊(duì)。 △1H.VI.1.5. 21: “Awitch by fear,not force,like Hannibal,/Drivesback our troops and conquers as she lists.”一個(gè)女巫,就像漢尼拔一樣,靠著恐懼心理,而不是靠著實(shí)力,就隨意趕走我們的部隊(duì)而獲勝。 △L. L. L.5.2.675 (670):“This Hector farsurmounted Hannibal.”這赫克托遠(yuǎn)在漢尼拔之上。 |