| 釋義 |
uponprep.
1.on,among 在…上，在…之中。
△Lr.4.6.256 (249):“seek him out / Upon the English party.”你到英國人一邊(又譯：你到英國軍隊中)去找他。
2. on the basis of 根據。
△Ado.4.2.57 (53):“CountClaudio did mean,upon his words. to disgrace Hero before the whole assembly，”克勞狄歐伯爵有意根據他的話當眾羞辱希羅。
3. by,in accordance with,according to 憑著，根據，按照。
△ 2H.IV.1.3.10:“upon the file”，i.e. accordingto the records. 根據名冊。
△ Mer.4. 1. 104: “Upon mypower I may dismiss this court，”我可以有權宣告退庭。
4. dependent on 依靠。
△ Mer.1.1.44:“Upon the for-tune of this present year.”依靠目前這一年的命運。
5. on account of,because of. as a result of 因為，由于。
△ Tw.5.1.373 (361): “Upon some stubborn and un-courteous parts / We had conceived in him.”因為我們覺得他在行為上有些頑固失禮之處。
△Ado.4.1.225 (223):“she died upon his words.” 她是因為他的幾句話而死
△ Ado.5.1.253 (241): “The lady is dead upon mineand my master's false accusation；”小姐已經因為我和我的主人的誣陷而死去。
△ Ado.5.1.262 (250):“And fled heis upon this villainy.”他是為了這件壞事而逃跑了。
△ Ado.5.4. 2: “who accused her / Upon the error that youheard debated.”他們憑著你所聽到的誤會而指控她。
6. for the purpose of ....for 為了…
△ Mac.3.6.30:“upon his aid”.i.e.in his (Macduff’s) aid. to helphim. 幫助他。
△ H.V.4.1.146 (139):“some upon theirwives left poor behind them,some upon the debtsthey owe,some upon their children rawly left.”有的為了他們撇下的老婆貧苦無依，有的為了他們撇下的欠賬未清，有的為了他們撇下的兒女幼小而無人撫養(yǎng)。
7. as authorized by,on behalf of 受…委托，代表…
△ H.V.1.1.75: “For I have made an offer to his Majesty,/ Upon our spiritual convocation.”因為我受教士大會委托，已經向陛下提出一項捐獻。
8. at在，對。
△ Ham. 1.1.6:“You come most carefullyupon your hour.”i.e. just at your hour (for the chan-ging of the guard). 你來得很準時，不早不晚。
△ Mid.3.2.238: “Make mouths upon me when I turn my back；”我一轉身就對我做鬼臉。
9. by 被，由。
△ Mid.2.1. 244:“To die upon the handI love so well.”死在我所深愛的人的手里。
10. about 大約。
△ 2H.IV. 4. 1. 21: “I judge theirnumber / Upon or near the rate of thirty thousand.”我判斷他們的人數大約或者接近三萬。
11.against 反對，對。
△ Lr.3.6.98 (89):“I haveo’erheard a plot of death upon him?！蔽乙呀浡牭揭粋€要害死他的陰謀。
12. after 仿照，像。
△ As.2.4.61 (60): “Jove. Jove!this shepherd’s passion / Is much upon my fashion.”天神，天神！ 這個牧人的癡情，倒很像我自己的情形。
Phrases:
look upon: look on,be spectators 觀看，旁觀。
△ 3H.VI.2.3.27: ”And look upon,as if thetragedy / Were played in jest by counterfeiting ac-tors?”在這里旁觀，仿佛這場悲劇是由扮演別人的戲子演著玩兒的。
upon command: at will. at pleasure 隨意。
△As.2.7.125: “And take upon command what help we have That to your wanting may be minister’d.”我們對于你的需要若能提供什么幫助，請你隨意享用。
upon one’s sword: swear by the hilt of the sword.which formed a cross with the blade 按著寶劍起誓(劍柄與劍身交叉如 十字架，古時可用來起誓)。
△ Ham.1.5.147:“Upon my sword.”按著我這寶劍發(fā)誓。
upon this fashion: in this manner 以這種方式，如此，這樣。
△ As.1.1.1:“As I remember. Adam. it was up-on this fashion.”亞當，我記得就是這樣的。 |