| 釋義 |
horn-mada. mad as a horned beast,mad as an infuri-ated bull,(with the allusion to cuckold's horns)像一個頭上長角的畜生那樣發(fā)狂，像一頭憤怒的公牛那樣發(fā)狂，犄角瘋，（兼指）頭上長角——戴綠帽子。
△Ado.1.1.279 (269): “Ifthis should ever happen,thou wouldst be horn-mad.”如果真發(fā)生這事，你一定會像一頭有角的畜生那樣發(fā)狂。
△Wiv.1.4.50 (49): “if he had found the young man,hewould have been horn-mad. ”如果他發(fā)現(xiàn)了這年輕人，他可要變成一頭發(fā)瘋的公牛 了(又譯：他會因妒火中燒而發(fā)狂)。
△Wiv.3.5.156 (150): “If I have horns to make onemad,let the proverb go with me: I'll be horn-mad.”如果頭上生角使我發(fā)狂，那可就用上了那句俗話：我要發(fā)牛脾氣了。
△Com.2.1.57: “Sure my master is horn-mad.”我的主人一定是發(fā)了犄角瘋了。(雙關(guān)：“頭上長角”——妻子與人私通。) |