| 釋義 |
colliern.
1. (lit.) coal-miner,dirty coal carrier,dirty coal-tradesman(a term of abuse) （本義）煤工，賣煤的，煤黑子（罵人稱呼）。
△Rom.1.1.3 (2): “No,for then weshould be colliers.”(The servants would be insulted ifthey were called colliers.)不能，因為那樣咱們就成了煤黑子啦。(按：意即受了侮辱。)
2. the devil (so called on account of his blackness andworking in hell-pit beneath the ground)魔鬼，黑鬼(因為據(jù)西方宗教傳說，魔鬼黑色，且在地層下地獄的火坑中活動)。
△Tw.3.4.132(117):“Hang him,foul collier!”絞死他，丑惡的黑鬼！ collier[?k?li?]n.煤礦工人，包煤船
‖ colliery n. 煤礦，燥井，礦山 Collier[?k?li?]n. 科利爾[Philip, (1874～1948年)，澳大利亞著名政治家] |