| 釋義 |
professvt.
1. affirm,assert,declare斷言，宣稱，宣布。
△H.VIII.2.4. 82 (84): “I do profess / You speak not like your-self.”我可以斷言，你說這些話，完全不像你自己的為人。
△ Lr.1.1.74 (72):“that I profess / Myself an enemy to allother joys / Which the most precious square of sensepossesses，”因?yàn)槲业寐暶魑覍τ谧蠲翡J的感官所能感受到的一切快樂都是敵視的。
△Lr.1.4.14 (13): “I do profess tobe no less than I seem:”我敢聲明我實(shí)質(zhì)上不比外表差(又譯：我表里如一)。
△ Oth.1.3. 341 (336): “I have pro-fessed me thy friend，”我已經(jīng)聲明是你的朋友。
△ Mac.5.7.27: “The day almost itself professes yours,/ Andlittle is to do.”i.e. You have almost won the battle. and there is little left to do. 勝利差不多自行宣布是屬于你的了，沒有多少可做的事了。
2. acknowledge承認(rèn)。
△Oth.1.1. 54: “These fellowshave some soul,/ And such a one do I profess my-self.”這樣的人倒還有點(diǎn)頭腦，而我承認(rèn)自己就是這樣的一個人。
3. call one’s profession or occupation說出（自己的）職業(yè)，說出（自己）干什么。
△Lr.1.4.12(11):“What dost thouprofess? What wouldst thou with us?”i.e. What isyour job? What do you want with us?你是干什么的？ 你找我們有什么事？
4. claim to have a knowledge of or skill in,declareoneself expert in自稱具有…方面的知識或技能，自稱專精干…
△ Mac.4.1.50:“I conjure you,by that which youprofess，” i.e.by that knowledge you declare yourselfexpert in; the Black Art. 我召喚你們，用你們自稱精通的法術(shù)。
△ Ado.3.4.66 (67): “how long have you pro-fessed apprehension?”i.e. how long have you set upfor a wit?你從什么時候起自命為說俏皮話的專家了？
△As.3.2.431 (404):“Yet I profess curing it by counsel.”但是我有辦法指教你把它治好。
△1H.IV.5.2.90: “I thankhim that he cuts me from my tale,/ For I profess not talking；”i.e. talking is not my profession. 我謝謝他打斷了我的講話，因?yàn)槲覍φf話不在行。 profess[pr??fes]v.表白，表明，聲稱，假冒 |