| 釋義 |
salvationn.
1. act of saving,redemption拯救，得救。
upon one's salvation: (swear) by the salvation ofone's soul以…的靈魂得救（起誓）。
△1H.IV.2.4.9:“They take it already upon their salvation，” i.e.swear by the salvation of their souls,pledge their sal-vation. 他們已經(jīng)拿他們死后靈魂得救來起誓。
2. i.e. (blunder for) destruction得救，（錯用為）滅亡。
△Ham.5.1.1:“Is she to be buried in Christian buri-al when she wilfully seeks her own salvation?” i.e.she kills herself,she commits suicide.她自己存心升天（自己尋死），還要用基督教的儀式來埋葬她嗎？
3. redemption,reception to the bliss of heaven:(blunder for) damnation得救，進入天堂；（錯用為）下地獄。
△Ado.3.3.2:“Yea,or else it were pity but theyshould suffer salvation,body and soul.”是的，否則他們的肉體和靈魂如果不一起上天堂(意指：下地獄).那實在是遺憾。(按：本劇中道格伯來與弗吉斯往往用詞不當，所用的詞恰與要說的意思相反，例如： salvation上天堂 = damnation 下地獄，al-legiance忠心 = treachery二心，desertless不配 = de-serving配，senseless不機警的= sensible機警的，com-prehend了解 = apprehend逮捕，tolerable可容忍的 =intolerable不可容忍的，等等，讀時需注意。) |