| 釋義 |
quothvb. pa.t. said,spoke說(用于第一人稱和第三人稱過去式)。 △H.V.2.3.18 (17):“‘How now,Sir John?’quoth I,‘what,man?be o’ good cheer,’”“怎么樣,約翰爵士?”我說,“嗨,你呀,可要提起精神來。” △R.III.4.1.71:“‘Be thou,’ quoth I,‘a(chǎn)ccursed / For making me,soyoung,so old a widow!’” i.e. so young,yet destinedto live as long as a widow. 我說:“你該受詛咒,因為你害得我這樣年輕就守寡,坐待紅顏老去?!?br/>△Rom.1.3.33:“Shake,quoth the dove-house.”i.e.Shake,said thedove-house. (A picturesque way of saying the dove-house shook.)鴿棚說搖晃就搖晃起來了。(按:奶姆這時想起十一年前大地震時鴿棚搖晃的情景。) △ Rom.1.3.47:“‘Wilt thou not,Jule?’ quoth he,”“你會不會,朱麗?”他說。 △Rom.2.4. 126 (117):“‘for himself to mar,’quoth ’a(= said he)?”“由他自己毀掉”,他是這么說的嗎? ~ vb. pa.t. quoth ’a: said he他說。 △ 2H.IV.5.3.16:“Ah,sir-rah,quoth ’a,we shall / Do nothing but eat andmake good cheer,”啊,他說了,我們要:什么也不干,只是吃喝玩樂。 |