| 釋義 |
gamestern. 1. gambler 賭徒。 △L.L.L.1.2.45(42): “You are agentleman and a gamester,sir.”您是一位紳士,也是一位賭徒。 △Shr.2.1.394 (400): “young gamester,yourfather were a fool / To give thee all,”年輕的浪子,你的父親把一切都給了你,簡直是個大傻瓜。 △Wiv.3.1.37:“Keep a gamester from the dice,and a good studentfrom his book,and it is wonderful.”讓一個賭徒不摸骰子,一個學者不摸書本,那才是怪事哩。 2. one who plays for stakes,player 為賭注而比賽的人,選手。 △H.V.3.6.121(112):“for when lenity and cruel-ty play for a kingdom,the gentler gamester is the soo-nest winner.”因為當寬厚和殘暴在為一個王國而競爭的時候,總是溫和的寬厚最先贏得勝利。 3. athlete,one ready for a match; one sowing wildoats 運動員,躍躍欲試的競技者;荒唐小伙子。 △As.1.1.172(163):“Now will I stir this gamester.”現(xiàn)在我要去挑撥這個好斗逞強的小伙子了。(按:指奧蘭多。) 4. ?frolicsome person,merry fellow 愛鬧玩的人,快活人。 ? one addicted to love-making 熱中于調(diào)情的人。 ?gambler 賭徒。 △H.VIII. 1.4.45: “You are a merrygamester,/ My Lord Sands.”你倒是個愛鬧玩的人,我的桑茲大人。(按:安·波琳對gamester一詞用?義。下文桑茲的答語中用 ?、 ?義。) |