| 釋義 |
tapstern. one who draws liquor and serves the cus-tomers. barman,waiter酒保，堂倌，侍者。
△As. 3. 4. 31(30): “the oath of a lover is no stronger than the wordof a tapster；”(“A tapster’s arithmetic” is proverbial.)情人的誓言不比酒保嘴里的話更靠得住。(按：當(dāng)時(shí)酒保算賬不實(shí)是出名的。)
△L. L. L. 1. 2. 43 (40):“I am ill at reckon-ing; it fitteth the spirit of a tapster. ”我不善于算賬：那是一個(gè)酒保擅長(zhǎng)的事。 |