| 釋義 |
knavisha. 1. wicked,villainous邪惡的,惡劣的。 △Ham.4.2.25(23):“a knavish speech sleeps in a foolish ear.”惡毒的話正好在傻瓜的耳朵里睡大覺。 2. villainous,thievish惡棍似的,賊頭賊腦的。 △H.V.4.2.51: “And their executors,the knavish crows,/ Flyo'er them all,impatient for their hour.”i.e.Flyabove them all,waiting impatiently for the time whenthey can pick their bones. 它們的死刑執(zhí)行者(又譯:遺體處理者),那些賊頭賊腦的烏鴉,在它們頭上飛旋,急不可耐地等著一旦時(shí)刻來臨,好叼食它們的尸骨。 3. roguish惡作劇的,調(diào)皮的。 △L.L.L.5.2.97: “Theirherald is a pretty knavish page.”他們的前驅(qū)是一個(gè)刁鉆伶俐的小童。 △Ham.3.2.253 (240): “'Tis a knavishpiece of work,but what of that?”這是個(gè)惡作劇的作品;可是有什么要緊呢? |