| 釋義 |
peascodn. pea pod,i. e. the husk and the peas itholds; (here probably) the whole plant. (Green peaswere favourite gifts of rustic lovers.)豌豆莢(包括莢殼及其中的豌豆);(此處或指)整個的豌豆苗。(青豌豆曾是英國鄉(xiāng)村中戀人間喜愛的信物。) △As.2.4.50(51):“and I remem-ber the wooing of a peascod instead of her,fromwhom I took two cods and giving her them again.”我記得我曾把一株豌豆苗(又譯:一顆豌豆莢)權(quán)當(dāng)做她而向她求婚,我扯下兩個豆莢(又譯:我剝出了兩顆豆子),又送還給她。(按:whom與其后的her都指豌豆苗或豌豆莢,代表Jane Smile。) △Tw.1.5.167(157):“as a squash is before ’tis apeascod.”就像是一顆還沒長成熟的豆莢。 △ Lr.1.4.222(200):“That’s a shealed peascod.”那是一只脫了粒的空豆莢。 |