| 釋義 |
discretionn.
1. discrimination,faculty of discriminating,discern-ment,sound judgement辨別，辨別力，明辨，健全判斷力。
△Wiv.2.2.135(129): “Old folks,you know,havediscretion,as they say,and know the world.”上了年紀(jì)的人，有判斷力，懂得世事，就沒關(guān)系了。
△Mer.3.5.71(65):“O dear discretion，”啊，分辨得真清楚。
2. wisdom,good sense,reason 聰明，明智，理智。
△L.L.L. 5. 1. 78 (74): “thou pigeon-egg of discre-tion”，你這聰明的小鴿蛋。
△Ham.1.2. 5: “Yet so farhath discretion fought with nature”，然而，理智與感情交戰(zhàn)的結(jié)果。
△Oth. 2. 3. 3:“Not to outsport discretion.”不要?dú)g樂得超出理智；不可縱樂過度。
△1H.IV. 5. 4. 120(119):“The better part of valour is discretion，”i.e.Bravery without wisdom is foolhardiness. 勇敢的主要成分是明智。
△H.V.2.4.38:“Covering discretion with acoat of folly.”用癡呆的外衣掩蓋著智慧。
△1H.VI. 4.1.158: “But your discretions better can persuade╱ ThanI am able to instruct or teach；”但是你們自己的明智更有說服力，用不著我來教導(dǎo)。
△H.VIII.1.1.50: “All this wasordered by the good discretion/ Of the right rever-end Cardinal of York (i.e.Wolsey).” 這一切全都是靠看約克紅衣主教大人的英明而籌備起來的。
△H.VIII.5.3.137(5.2.172): “Was it discretion,lords,to let thisman,/ This good man (few of you deserve thattitle),╱This honest man,wait like a lousy footboy╱At chamber-door?”各位大人，讓這個人，這個善良的人（你們當(dāng)中很少有人配得上這種稱號），這個誠實的人，像個下賤的小跟班一樣在門口等候，這能算是明智嗎？
3. consideration,choice考慮，選擇。
△As.1.1.154(146): “use thy discretion”.i.e. act as you think fit.你自己去考慮吧。
△Mid.1.2.83 (80):“they would haveno more discretion but to hang us；”她們只好不顧一切，把我們絞死。
4. pleasure. wish愿望，希望。
△Oth. 3 . 3 . 34: “Well,doyour discretion.” i . e. do as you wish. do as you thinkfit. 好，那就聽便吧。
5. (abstr. for concr.) discreet person謹(jǐn)慎的人。
△Lr.2 . 4 . 150 (148 ): “You should be ruled and led ╱ Bysome discretion”. 你該聽聽一個慎重的人的勸告.讓他指引指引你。
6. (blunder for) discreet慎重.（錯用為形容詞）慎重的。
△Wiv. 1 . 1 . 262 (253): “It is a fery discretion (i. e.very discreet) answer，”這是很慎重的回答。 |