| 釋義 |
thrice-drivenp. a. thrice-winnowed,thrice-sifted (toobtain the smallest feathers),softest possible （為了挑出最小的羽毛而）篩選過一次的，最柔軟的。
△ Oth. 1. 3. 230(229): “The tyrant custom,most grave senators,Hath made the flinty and steel couch of war / My thrice-driven bed of down. ” (Proverb:“ Custommakes all things easy.”)各位莊嚴(yán)的元老，習(xí)慣的暴力早已使我把戰(zhàn)場上的砂石和刀槍當(dāng)做最細(xì)軟的絨毛床褥。 |