| 釋義 |
meltingp. a. 1. softened with tender feeling,soft-hearted,sentimental,tender 感情柔弱的,軟心腸的,感傷的,溫柔的。 △3H. vi. 1.4.173: “Think but upon the wrong he didus all / And that will quickly dry thy melting tears.”只消想一想他使得我們大家遭了多少罪,那就立刻把你那軟心腸的淚水烤干了。 △3H.VI.2.2.41:“steel thy meltingheart / To hold thine own and leave thine own withhim.”使你那軟弱心腸變得堅(jiān)強(qiáng)起來,保住你的基業(yè)并且把它留傳給他。 2. yielding or softening to emotion,softening to anygentle and tender passion (often applied to tears)為溫柔而脆弱的感情所軟化的(常用以表示眼淚)。 △Oth.5.2.347(348):“of one whose subdued eyes,/ Albeit unused tothe melting mood,” 這個(gè)人的一雙不勝悲痛的眼睛,雖然不習(xí)慣于被脆弱感情所融化的狀態(tài)(又譯:雖然平時(shí)輕易不掉一滴淚)。 |