prickingn. pricking of(one's) thumbs: All sudden pains of thebody were thought by the ancient superstitious peopleto predict that something unusual was about to hap-pen. 大拇指像針刺一樣疼痛(古代迷信：身體某部位突然疼痛預(yù)兆將有不尋常事件發(fā)生)。
△Mac.4.1.44:“By the prick-ing of my thumbs. / Something wicked this waycomes.”我的拇指刺疼得好奇怪，定有什么壞東西到這邊來。 |