| 釋義 |
erstad. formerly,once,before從前，以前。
△As.3.5.95: “Thy company,which erst was irksome to me,/ Iwill endure；”跟你在一起，從前惹我討厭，如今我可以忍受了。
△H.V.5.2.48: “The even mead,that erst broughtsweetly forth / The freckled cowslip,burnet,andgreen clover，”那平坦的牧場，從前多么可愛，長滿了帶斑點(diǎn)的野櫻草、地榆和綠盈盈的苜蓿。
△2H.VI.2.4.13: “Thaterst did follow thy proud chariot-wheels / When thoudidst ride in triumph through the streets.”從前，當(dāng)你坐在車子里風(fēng)光十足地駛過大街時，他們只能追隨在你那華貴的車輪后邊。 |