| 釋義 |
squiren. 1
1. attendant on a knight or noble warrior,gentlemanbelow the rank of a knight騎士或高貴武士的隨從，（身份低于騎士的）鄉(xiāng)紳。
△1H.VI.4.1.22: “Before we met,orthat a stroke was given,/ Like to a trusty squire didrun away；”(trusty: used ironically) 不等我們雙方遭遇，一下還沒有打，他就像一個忠實的隨從那樣跑了。
△ Lr.1.4.264(241): “Here do you keep a hundred knights andsquires.”你在這里養(yǎng)了一百名騎士和隨從。
a squire of low degree:i.e.the title of a medievalverse romance低級侍從（一部中古詩休傳奇的題目）
△H.V.5.1.36(35):“You called me yesterday moun-tain-squire,but I will make you to-day a squire of lowdegree.” (A quibble on: I will bring you to theground. )你昨天叫我“山里來的紳士”，我今天要使你成為一個低級侍從(雙關：把你打倒在地)。
squire of the night's body: body-squire or personal at-tendant upon a knight (with “knight” punning on “night”)騎士的侍從(雙關：黑夜的侍從)。
△1H.IV.1.2.26(23): “when thou art king,let not us that are squiresof the night's body be called thieves of the day's beau-ty.” i. e. do not allow us,who do good service on thehighway at night. to be called the thieves in broaddaylight. 等你做了國王，可別讓我們這些侍候黑夜的好漢們被人叫做大天白日的盜賊。
2. (used contemptuously) fellow,young fellow （用做鄙稱）家伙，小子。
△Oth.4.2.145: “Some such squire hewas / That turned your wit the seamy side without.And made you to suspect me (i.e.of adultery) withthe Moor.那個把你的頭腦攪得顛三倒四、讓你懷疑我跟這個摩爾人勾搭的人，就是這么一個家伙。
squiren. 2 = squier squire[?skwai?]n.鄉(xiāng)紳，律師，侍從，大地主，治安官
‖ squirearch[?skwai?rɑ:k]n. 地主，鄉(xiāng)紳
squirearchy n.地主政治，地主階級
squireen[?skwai??ri:n]n.小地主
squirelet n.小地主，小鄉(xiāng)紳 |