| 釋義 |
prosperityn. 1. success成功。 △ L.L.L. 5.2.869 (861): “A jest’sprosperity lies in the ear / Of him that hears it,neverin the tongue / Of him that makes it;”一句笑話是否成功,要由聽者決定,不由說者決定。 △Oth.2.1.289 (279):“without the which there were no expectation of ourprosperity.”否則我們決無成功之望。 2. good fortune,happiness好運,幸福。 △R.III.4.4.1:“So now prosperity begins to mellow”,現(xiàn)在好運之果開始成熟。 △L.L.L.1.1.311 (313): “the sour cup of pros-perity”,幸福的苦杯。 |