| 釋義 |
werevb.
1.would be將是，將會(huì)；該是，該會(huì)。
△Lr.4.6.189 (184):“It were a delicate stratagem to shoe/A troop ofhorse with felt.”一隊(duì)馬的蹄子都釘上了氈呢，倒是一條妙計(jì)。
△Mac.3.4.138(137):“Returning were as tedious asgo o'er.”向后轉(zhuǎn)將會(huì)和向前進(jìn)一樣苦惱。
△2H.IV. 3. 2. 156(143):“It were superfluous，”那就不必要了。
△H.V.4.1.14: “A good soft pillow for that good white head/Were better than a churlish turf of France.”你那白發(fā)蒼蒼的頭本該睡在一個(gè)軟軟的枕頭上，而不該枕在法國(guó)的一塊粗硬的草泥上。
△2H.VI.2.3.14:“Welcome is banishment,welcome were my death.”歡迎放逐，死刑我也會(huì)歡迎的。
△3H.VI.5.6.4:“'Good Gloucester' and 'good dev-il'were alike，”“好葛羅斯特”和“好魔鬼”大概也是一樣。
2. should have been,would be該會(huì)，也許會(huì)。
△1H.VI.2.4.3:“Within the Temple Hall we were too loud；”我們爭(zhēng)吵起來(lái)聲音太大，在圣殿大廳里也許有所不便。
3.(used as subjunctive) If...were（表示虛擬語(yǔ)氣）假如。
△Ado.2.1.7 (6): “He were an excellent man that were made just in the midway between him and Bene-dick.”假如他是介于他自己與班尼狄克之間的那么一個(gè)人(又譯：假如把他跟班尼狄克折衷一下)，他便會(huì)成為頂好的一個(gè)人了。
Phrases:
were better: had better最好。
△Ham.2.2.556 (525):“After your death you were better have a bad epitaphthan their ill report while you live.”i.e. It were bet-ter for you to have a bad epitaph,etc. 你寧可死后得一個(gè)不體面的墓志銘，也別在生前受他們一場(chǎng)不客氣的品評(píng)。
were not: would not be 不會(huì)。
△2H.VI.2.4. 64:“Wouldst have me rescue thee from this reproach?/Why,yet thy scandal were not wiped away,/ But I indanger for the breach of law.”你是要我把你從這場(chǎng)恥辱中解救出來(lái)嗎？ 唉，你的羞恥恐怕不會(huì)洗刷掉，而我可要有犯法的危險(xiǎn)了。
were't: even if it were即使是。
△Oth.2.3. 351 (342):“And then(= And then it is most easy) for her/Towin the Moor,were't to renounce his baptism,/ Allseals and symbols of redeemed sin.” i.e.to renounceall signs of his Christian faith. 她也可以同樣容易地說(shuō)服那摩爾人，哪怕是叫他背棄自己的洗禮，拋棄一切贖罪的印記和標(biāo)志（指叫他拋棄自己的基督教信仰）。 |