| 釋義 |
lightlyad. 1. slightly輕微地,微薄地。 △L.L.L.1.2.159 (152):“l(fā)ightly rewarded”,得到微薄的報(bào)酬。 △R.III.1.3.45:“By holy Paul,they love his Grace but lightly / Thatfill his ears with such dissentious rumours.” 以圣保羅起誓,只有那些在陛下耳朵邊傳播這些爭(zhēng)爭(zhēng)吵吵的謠言的人,才是不愛護(hù)陛下呢。 2. as a trifle,as of no value作為無價(jià)值的東西,當(dāng)做無價(jià)值。 △R.III.3.1.121: “I weigh it lightly,were itheavier.”哪怕它再重,我也把它估價(jià)得很輕。 3. easily,readily容易地,樂意地。 △H.V.2.2.88: “andthis man /Hath,for a few light crowns,lightlyconspired / And sworn unto the practices of France”,而這個(gè)人,為了微不足道的幾塊金幣,就輕易地秘密勾結(jié)、賭咒發(fā)誓,參加了法國(guó)的陰謀詭計(jì)。 4. nimbly,quickly輕快地,敏捷地。 △Gent.3.1.142:“O,could their master come and go as lightly,”啊,愿它們的主人也能同樣輕便地來來去去。 5. commonly,often,frequently,usually通常地,經(jīng)常地,頻繁地,慣常地。 △R.III.3.1.94:“Short summers light-ly have a forward spring.” (Alluding to PrinceEdward’s precociousness.)短促的夏天通常有一個(gè)早春。 |