《第十二夜》词汇表 Glossary

[1]Viola ['vaiələ]：薇奥拉。

[2]Messaline ['mesə'li:n]： 梅萨琳。

[3]known apart = differentiated.

[4]Illyria [i'li:riə]：伊利里亚，在亚得里亚海的东岸，曾经是罗马帝国的一省。

[5]deliverance = salvation.

[6]dispose of herself = to arrange herself in an orderly way.

[7]Orsino [ɔ:'si:nəu]：奥西诺。

[8]Olivia [ɔ'livjə]：奥丽维娅。

[9]abjure：发誓断绝（= renounce or give up under swear）。

[10]plead：为……辩护 （= afford an appeal）。

[11]entrusted him with her design：把她的主意告诉了他（= acquainted him with her purpose）。 [12]apparel = clothing; garments; attire.

[13]by means of：复合介词，本为“借助于” 的意思，此处作“由于”解。

[14]their being mistaken： 动名词，系 by means of 的宾语。

[15]interest = personal influence; personal connection.

[16]Cesario [si:'zɑ:riəu]： 西萨里奥。

[17]office：差事；职务 （= function）。

[18]station：地位（= post）。

[19]services = courtesies.

[20]ignoble sloth = dishonourable indolence.

[21]effeminate = delicate.

[22]Unmeet：不适合的 （= unsuitable）。

[23]which：关系代词， 此处指主句 It is a dangerous matter … dukes。

[24]deference = respectful or courteous regard.

[25]a daughter loved a man = a daughter who loved a man.

[26]blank = void of result.

[27]damask = damask rose （大马士革玫瑰）， 此处用作形容词， 意为玫瑰色的、红润的。 [28]pined in thought = suffered with longing inwardly.

[29]green and yellow melancholy = pale and sallow depression.

[30]Patience on a monument，smiling at Grief：此处 Patience （忍耐）和 Grief（悲 哀）用大写开头，系普通名词人格化的一种形式。

[31]So please you = May it please you.

[32]cloistress：修女（= nun）。

[33]golden shaft：金箭。 据希腊神话，谁中了 爱神厄洛斯（罗马神话中称为丘比特）的 金箭就会产生爱情。

[34]access = admittance.

[35]unfold = reveal.

[36]fortified against all denial = strengthened against all refusal.

[37]peremptory：专横的；独断的（= imperative; absolute）。

[38]embassy = envoy.

[39]conceived a passion for …：爱上了…… （= fell in love with）。 passion = love.

[40]cunning hand = skillful hand.

[41]inventory = catalog.

[42]indifferent = moderate.

[43]O such a love could but be recompensed: but = only. recompensed = repaid.

[44]high estate = high social status or rank.

[45]valiant = brave; stouthearted.

[46]but = unless.

[47]parentage = birth; origin; lineage.

[48]perchance = perhaps; possibly.

[49]how he takes it = how he takes the answer.

[50]I will be sworn = I can swear; I’ll bet.

[51]give him … design = give him some suggestion of her intention.

[52]methought = it seemed to me. 是 methinks 的过去式。

[53]Mark it = Listen to it attentively; Pay attention to it.

[54]sad cypress：指 coffi n made of cypress wood。

[55]with your leave = beg your pardon.

[56]discover when … messengers：when their ladies … young messengers 是名词从句，作 discover 的宾语。

[57]undertake another suit = undertake suit for another man.

[58]spheres = heaven.

[59]a claim was made upon her valour = she was demanded to show her courage.

[60]manlike outside = manlike appearance.

[61]formidable = dreadful; appalling; terrible.

[62]made up to them = approached them.

[63]opponent = adversary; antagonist.

[64]for the … instant： coming up in that instant 是现在分词短语，修饰 offi cers of justice。

[65]apprehended = arrested; seized.

[66]to answer for = to atone for.

[67]protested：此处等于 declared，表示坚决的语气。

[68]hearkening to: hearken to = give heed to; listen to.

[69]disowning: to disown = to deny; to disclaim; to refuse to acknowledge.

[70]whithersoever：不论到哪儿去（= to whatever place）。古语。

[71]slunk home = went home stealthily.

[72]return the blow with interest：加重还击。 with interest = with increase or augmentation.

[73]mistaking Sebastian … met with： mistaking Sebastian for Cesario 和 expressing much sorrow at the rude attack he had met with 都是现在分词短语， 前者为原因状语，后者为结果状语，均修饰 invited him to come into her house。

[74]in very good part：很乐意。in very good part = very amiably.

[75]in the full possession of her reason = in hernormal sense.

[76]Heaven walks on earth：天神降临人世。Heaven = god.

[77]thy words are madness = you talk nonsense.

[78]My thoughts are ripe for mischief = I am prepared to do evil.

[79]past recall = not retrievable.

[80]dissembler = deceiver;hypocrite.

[81]could scarce be persuaded = could scarcely be convinced.

[82]how to account for = how to explain.

[83]errors = misunderstandings.

[84]something more was meant：有言外之意。

[85]breeding = training; nurture.

[86]perceiving Orsino … to Viola：make over = transfer. perceiving 是现在分词。Orsino was making over that heart … to Viola 是名词从句， perceiving 的宾语。