| 釋義 |
sirn.
1. fine gentleman,gallant上流紳士，時(shí)髦人士。
△Oth. 2.1.174 (172): “it had been better you had not kissedyour three fingers so oft,which now again you aremost apt to play the sir in.”(kiss the three fingers: a courtly gesture of a gentleman to a lady.)你最好還是少吻你那三根指頭——此刻你又要表示你那紳士派頭，吻指頭了。
△Tw.3.4.83(73):“some sir of note，”有名的上流人士。
2. gentleman,man紳士，人。
△Lr.2.4.79 (78):“Thatsir which serves and seeks for gain.”為了謀利來(lái)效勞的那個(gè)人。
3. title of respect for clergymen of all grades（對(duì)各級(jí)教士的尊稱）師傅，牧師，先生。
△Tw.3.4.300 (270):“I amone that had rather go with sir priest than sirknight.”我這個(gè)人，寧愿跟教士師傅接近也不愿跟騎士先生接近。
△Tw.4.2.2:“make him believe thou art Sir Topas the curate，”讓他相信你是副牧師托巴斯先生。
△As.3.3.45(43):“Sir Oliver Martext,the vicar of the next village.”鄰村的牧師奧利佛·馬臺(tái)克斯先生。
△Wiv.1.1.1:“Sir Hugh,persuade me not；”休牧師，別勸我了。
△2H.VI.1.2.68:“Where are you there? Sir John!”你在哪里？ 約翰師傅！
△R.III.3.2.108(109):“I thankthee,good Sir John,with all my heart.”好約翰先生，我衷心感謝你。
△R.III.4.5.0.s.d.: “Enter Stanley Earlof Derby and Sir Christopher Urswick,a priest.”德比伯爵斯坦萊與克利斯朵夫·歐錫克牧師上。
△H.VIII.2.1.20:“Sir Gilbert Perk his chancellor，”他的秘書吉爾伯特·頗克牧師。 sir[s?:]n.先生 SirToby. 至于我所做的事，那是托比爵士慫恿我做的。
△Wiv.5.5.4:“l(fā)ove set on thy horns.”愛情促使你頭上生角。
△Oth.2.3.212(210):“who set it on；”誰(shuí)挑起的。
△Oth.5.2.185(187): “And your reports set the murder on. ”你的造謠挑起了這場(chǎng)兇殺。
△Oth.5.2.328(329):“l(fā)ago set him on.”伊阿古指使他。
△Mac.2.3.37 (32):“it sets him on,and it takes him off；”它鼓動(dòng)它，又撤消它。
△R.III.1.4.264 (254):“O,sirs,consider,they that set you on/ To do this deed will hate you for the deed.”啊，二位，想一想，唆使你們來(lái)做這件事的人會(huì)因?yàn)檫@件事而恨你們。
△2H.IV.2.1.168 (151):“Come,come,I know thou wast set on to this.”算了，算了，我知道你做這件事是受人煽動(dòng)。
△1H.VI.4.4.29:“York set him on: York should have sent him aid.”約克鼓動(dòng)他去的；約克應(yīng)該給他增援。
?bestow on,impart,give授與，給予。
△Tw.3.4.213 (191): “set uponAguecheek a notable report of valour，”i.e. giveAguecheek a remarkable reputation for bravery. 給艾古契克編造一個(gè)非常英武的名聲。set one's countenance: look grave 作出嚴(yán)肅的表情。
△Shr.4.4.18:“Here comes Baptista; set your coun-tenance,sir.”巴普蒂斯塔來(lái)了；先生，趕快擺出一本正經(jīng)的樣子來(lái)。
set one's seal: leave one's mark留下…的印記。
△Ham.3.4.61:“Where every god did seem to set his seal /To give the world assurance of a man.”所有的天神似乎都在他身上蓋了印，為這一個(gè)人做擔(dān)保一般。
set quick: bury alive活埋。(set = firmly alant,bury up to the neck; quick = alive)
△Wiv.3.4.90 (86):“Alas,I had rather be set quick i' th' earth，”哎呀，我寧愿被活埋在土里。
set the world on wheels: take life easy 舒舒服服過(guò)日子。
△Gent.3.1.320(315):“Then may I set the world onwheels,when she can spin for her living.”只要她能紡線維持生活，我就可以逍遙自在過(guò)日子了。
set to: set,rejoin安裝，再連接。
△1H.IV.5.1.133(131):“Can honour set to a leg?” i.e. set or rejoin abroken leg to the stump. 一條腿斷了，榮譽(yù)能給我接上(又譯：再安上)嗎？
set together: join,compound,connect使結(jié)合，使合成，把…連接起來(lái)。
△H.VIII.1.1. 6:“I mean who set thebody and the limbs / Of this great sport together,asyou guess?”我的意思是說(shuō)，據(jù)你想，是誰(shuí)把這一場(chǎng)盛會(huì)組合得這樣肢體完整的？
set up: ?erect,raise (a person) to power樹立，使（人）提高權(quán)勢(shì)。
△3H.VI.1.1.158:“Can set the Duke up indespite of me.”能夠使你不顧我的反對(duì)把約克公爵扶持為王。
△3H.VI.5.1.83: “I will not ruinate my father'shouse,/ Who gave his blood to lime the stonestogether,/ And set up Lancaster.”我不愿意為了提高蘭開斯特家族的權(quán)勢(shì)而毀掉我父親的家業(yè)，因?yàn)槟且粔K塊石頭都是用他的鮮血黏接起來(lái)的。
?install (one) on the throne把…擁上王位。
△3H.VI.5.1.26: “Confess who set thee upand plucked thee down，”老實(shí)承認(rèn)是誰(shuí)把你擁上王位又拉你下臺(tái)。
?publish,placard公布，張貼。
△Ado.1.1.39:“He set up his bills here in Messina.”他曾在麥西那這里張貼告示。
?cause by instigation,instigate鼓動(dòng)，挑動(dòng)。
△Mac.3.1.10:“And set me up in hope?”鼓動(dòng)我滿懷希望嗎？
set up one's rest: stake all one's money at the cardgame of primero; make up one's mind. be deter-mined,make a decision (在 一種牌戲中)把自己的一切都下了賭注；（轉(zhuǎn)義）下了決心，拿定主意，決定。
△Rom.4.5.6:“The County Paris hath set up his rest That youshall rest but little.”帕里斯伯爵已經(jīng)下決心把什么都拿出來(lái)，不肯讓你多睡。
△Com.4.3.26(27):“sets up his rest todo more exploits”，下定決心要大干一場(chǎng)。(按： rest又為arrest的省文，暗含要“抓人”。) |