| 釋義 |
taintn. 1.stain,blemish污點,瑕疵。 △Tw. 3. 4. 392 (356):“any taint of vice,”任何罪惡的污點。 2. spot,fault 缺點,過錯。 △Ham. 2. 1. 32: “That theymay seem the taints of liberty,”它們顯得只是不檢點造成的過錯。 3. infection,corruption,decay 傳染,敗壞,衰退。 △H.VIII. 5. 3. 28 (5. 2. 63): “Commotions,uproars,with a general taint / Of the whole state;”暴動,騷亂,同時整個國家全面敗壞。 △Lr. 1. 1. 223 (220): “or yourfore-vouched affection / Fall into taint:”你以前對她所表示的寵愛才一下子變質(zhì)。
taintvt. 1. sully,stain玷污,沾染。 △Ham. 1. 5. 85: “Taint notthy mind,” i.e. don’t sully your mind with evilthoughts. 別(讓罪惡的念頭)玷污你的心靈。 △Tw. 3. 1. 76(68): “But wise men,folly-fallen,quite taint theirwit.” i.e. spoil their reputation for wisdom.但是聰明人盡干傻事也玷污了他們的聰明。 △Rom. 1. 4. 77 (76): “Be-cause their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are. ”因為她們的口里沾染了口香糖的氣息。 △H.VIII. 3. 1. 53 (54):“We come not by the way of accusation / To taintthat honour every good tongue blesses.”我們絕不是來控訴你,玷污你那受到每個善良的人祝福的榮譽。 2. unnaturally touch,affect abnormally反常地觸動,反常地影響。 △3H.VI. 3. 1. 40: “And Nero will be tain-ted with remorse / To hear and see her plaints. her brinish tears.”即使尼祿,聽到她的慟哭,看見她那辛酸的眼淚,也不得不受到感動。 3. contaminate,infect,disorder傳染,感染,使有病。 △Tw. 3. 4. 13: “for sure the man is tainted in ’swits.”因為這個人必是神經(jīng)上有了毛病。 4. discredit. disparage,sneer at使喪失信譽,貶低,嘲笑。 △Oth. 2. 1. 277 (268):“or tainting his discipline,”或者嘲笑他的紀律。 ~vi. 1. become infeeted. become weak受感染,變得虛弱。 △Mac. 5. 3. 2: “ Till Birnam wood removeto Dunsinane / I cannot taint with fear.”除非伯南姆森林移到鄧西嫩,我是不會沾染上恐懼的(又譯:我是不會驚嚇成病的)。 2. deteriorate. go bad. spoil惡化,壞掉,毀掉。 △Tw. 34. 146 (131):“l(fā)est the device take air,and taint.”以免這計謀一泄露就毀掉了。
taintpa. p. tainted,tinged,touched被玷污的,受沾染的,被觸動的。 △1H.VI.5. 3. 181 (182): “Yes,my goodlord; a pure unspotted heart / Never yet taint withlove,I send the king.”有啊,好大人;我送給國王一顆從未被愛情玷污的、純潔無瑕的心。 |