| 釋義 |
givenpa. p.
1.disposed,inclined生性…，有…傾向。
lewdly given: wickedly inclined,dissolutely inclined,inclined to evil-doing,inclined to low conduct有邪惡傾向，有放蕩傾向，傾向于干壞事，傾向于下流行徑。
△1H.IV.2.4.474(426): “If that man should be lewdly given,hedeceiveth me；”如果那個人是生性放蕩，就算我看錯了人。
△1H.IV.3.3.16(14):“I was as virtuously given as agentleman need to be,virtuous enough.”我本來跟別的紳士一樣，有心為善的，也夠善良的了。
△1H.IV.3.3.37(33):“If thou wert any way given to virtue,I wouldswear by thy face; my oath should be ‘By this fire,that’s God’s angel.’”假如你稍有向善之心，我愿拿你的臉起誓；我的誓言要說“憑著這團火，那是上帝的天使”。
2. addicted,devoted嗜好，熱中于。
△Wiv.1.4.13: “heis given to prayer；” 他喜歡禱告。
△As.3.3.22(20):“and lovers are given to poetry；”戀人們都愛好詩歌。
Phrases:
given over: i.e. to wickedness,sinful beyond repen-tance完全交給了邪惡，不可救藥。
△1H.IV.3.3.40(35):“But thou art altogether given over,and wert indeed,but for the light in thy face,the son of utter dark-ness.”但是你已經(jīng)完全不可救藥了，除了在你臉上還有點光亮，你成了完全黑暗的兒子。
given to: disposed to,inclined to,addicted to,devot-ed to有意于，傾向于，醉心于，專心于。
△1H.IV.5.4.148(145): “Lord,Lord,how this world is given to lying!” 主啊，主啊，這個世界上的人多么愛撒謊！ |