| 釋義 |
Tom(poor Tom):= Tom O’Bedlam (The beggars fre-quently referred to themselves as “poor Tom”.),name assumed by Edgar in his disguise in “King Lear”湯姆，可憐的湯姆。（均指）瘋子乞丐。(《李爾王》中的愛德加裝瘋時(shí)用此假名。)
△Lr.2.3.20: “Poor Turlygood! PoorTom!”可憐的瘋叫花子！ 可憐的湯姆！
△Lr. 3. 4. 41 (42“A spirit,a spirit! He says his name’s poor Tom.”一個(gè)鬼，一個(gè)鬼！ 他說他的名字叫“可憐的湯姆”。 |