《威尼斯商人》词汇表

[1]Venice ['venis]：威尼斯，意大利东北部城市，亚得里亚海西岸重要港口。

[2]Shylock ['ʃailɔk]：夏洛克。

[3]usurer ['ju:ʒərər]= one  who lends money at a very high rate.

[4]as much = as much as Antonio.

[5]the Rialto [ri'æltəu]：威尼斯的商业中心，交易所（exchange）所在地，由 Rialto 岛和周围的地区形成，泛指市场时一般是小写（rialto）。

[6]would bear with：would 表示过去的习惯，相当于总是。bear 作耐心解，例：Please bear with me until I fi nish the story.请耐心地听我把故事讲完。

[7]any that drew breath in Italy：所有生长在意大利的人（= any that lived in Italy）。draw breath = live.

[8]Bassanio [bə'sɑ:niəu]：巴萨尼奥。

[9]a noble Venetian [vi'ni:ʃən]：威尼斯的一个贵族。

[10]patrimony：世袭财产；父亲或祖父留下的财产（=heritage）。

[11]told：told 的宾语是下文中的 that … estate 和 that … suitor。

[12]left her … estate：主词是 whose father，left 指撇下（她而去世）。

[13]from her eyes sent speechless messages：以目传情；送秋波。speechless messages：无言的信息。

[14]ducats ['dʌkət]：欧洲古金币名。

[15]catch him on the hip：抓住他的把柄。这个成语原为摔跤用语，抓住对方臀部就容易制胜。

[16]feed fat the ancientgrudge：狠狠地报我的深仇宿怨。feed fat：把它喂肥，引申为“充分满足”。

[17]Cursed be my tribe：就让我的民族受咒诅吧（= May my tribe be cursed）。

[18]Signior ['si:njɔ:]：先生（相当于英语的Mister 或 Sir）。意大利语。

[19]many a time and often：这里为了强调语气，把字义相同的 many a time 和 often 重复一遍。

[20]monies：金钱 = moneys，现在通用单数 money，复数成了法律用语，作 pecuniary sums（款额）解。例：A young man was charged with stealing from George 30 dollars, his moneys. 一个年轻人被控盗窃了乔治所携款额三十元。

[21]badge：特色；特征（= a distinguishing sign）。

[22]I am as like to = I am as likely as before to. likely to，多半会。

[23]with better face = with better appearance = with less appearance of severity or cruelty (= your face will look better). 对朋友拉下脸来就显得太苛刻残忍，对敌人则可以不留情面。

[24]in merry sport = in a jesting manner.

[25]forfeit：因违约而被罚（= lose the right to）。

[26]Content：同意（= I am content; I agreed to the management）。

[27]for that = for.

[28]father Abraham['eibrəhæm]：据《旧约·创世记》，亚伯拉罕是犹太人的祖先。father（通常用复数）：祖先，尤指民族的始祖。

[29]break his day：逾期；到期还不了债。

[30]forfeiture：罚金；没收物。

[31]estimable：有价值（=valuable）。

[32]the flesh of mutton or beef = the flesh of a sheep or of an ox. 中世纪英语里，mutton 指羊（今指羊肉），beef指牛（今指牛肉）。

[33]Belmont ['belmɔnt]：贝尔蒙脱。

[34]Portia ['pɔ:ʃjə]：鲍细娅。

[35]Cato ['keitəu]：凯图（公元前95—前46），罗马哲学家、政治家、军人。

[36]Brutus ['bru:təs]：勃鲁托斯（公元前85？—前42），罗马政治家。

[37]splendid train：splendid，衣着华丽的；train，随行人员。

[38]Gratiano['ɡrɑ:ʃi'ɑ:nəu]：葛莱西安诺。

[39]accept of him for a husband：accept 后加上of，共同形成及物动词，含有欣然接受的意思。accept of = to receive with favour.

[40]unlessoned = untaught.

[41]not so old but that … learn：岁数还没大到不能学习（= not so old that she could not learn）。but that = that … not.

[42]Myself and what is mine, to you and yours is now converted：我自己和我所有的一切，现在都成为你的了（= Myself and what is mine is now converted to you and yours）。

[43]Nerissa [ne'risə]：尼莉莎。

[44]With all my heart = I give you the permission with all my heart.

[45]crossed：打断了（= interrupted）。

[46]I freely told you = I frankly told you.

[47]let not my letter = let not my letter persuade you to come.

[48]despatch：赶快料理（= dispatch = dispose of promptly）。

[49]cause：讼案（= lawsuit）。

[50]dreadful suspense：忧心如焚；提心吊胆。dreadful：令人恐惧的；可怕的（= inspiring awe;

terrible）。suspense：不安。

[51]event：结果（= result）。

[52]parted with：分手（= parted from）。莎士比亚原剧中的 part with通常相当于现代英语

中的 part from。

[53]it would go hard with Antonio：安东尼奥要吃苦头。go hard with：吃苦头；遭殃。

[54]notwithstanding：尽管（= although）是连接词，支配 when 至下文 wisdom 这个从句。

[55]sole：唯一的（=only）。

[56]counsellor in the law：律师（= counsellor-atlaw；trial lawyer）。

[57]Bellario [be'lɑ:riəu]：培拉里奥。

[58]that with his advice …counsellor：是 desire的宾语。

[59]herself and her maidNerissa：是 dressed 的宾语。

[60]that … sickness：是上文 saying 的宾语。

[61]Balthasar['bælθə'zɑ:]：包尔萨泽。

[62]to plead in his stead：替他辩护。

[63]This the duke granted = The duke granted this. 强调句型。

[64]he knew her not：他认不出她（= he did not recognize her）。

[65]the arduous task Portia had engaged in = the arduous task in which Portia had engaged. arduous：艰巨（= very difficult）。

[66]allowing：承认（= admitting）。

[67]the place beneath：地上；下界。

[68]became：相称（=befitted）。

[69]wrest the law = twist the law; disregard the law.

[70]Daniel ['dænjəl]：但尼尔，公元前6世纪的 一个年轻聪明的预言家，见《旧约》。

[71]is come = has come.

[72]elder = older.莎士比亚原剧第四幕第一场中此句作：How much more elder art thou than thy looks！

[73]for that = for = because.

[74]esteemed with me：在我看来（= in my opinion）。

[75]Portia hearing this = When Portia heard this. 后文中的 the kindhearted lady 指 Portia。

[76]the love he owed to：love 后面省略了宾格的关系代词which。

[77]yet could not help answering = yet she could not help answering. could not help answering

的主语是 Portia。

[78]Your wife … thanks：you little thanks 是 give的复合宾语，you 是间接宾语，little thanks是直接宾语。

[79]trifle = waste.

[80]I pray：请（= pray = please）。

[81]have … by：守在旁边。

[82]It were good … charity = It would be good if you would do so much for charity.

[83]To this all the answer Shylock would make was：answer 后面省略了宾格的关系代词that。

[84]thine：你的（= thou 的所有格）。

[85]Tarry a little：等一等（= wait a while）。

[86]confi scated = forfeited.

[87]happily：恰当地；巧妙地（= aptly）。

[88]Softly：等一等（= Wait a moment）。

[89]be it more or less by one poor scruple：be it = if it be. more or less = more or less than one

pound. poor = very small. scruple：药物衡量单位，约1.295克。这里是极微量的意思。

[90]have … hold upon you：hold = grasp. have hold upon：抓把柄。

[91]That you may = In order that you may.

[92]pardon = forgive.

[93]make it over：it = his share of Shylock's wealth. make over：让与。

[94]Lorenzo [lɔ'renzəu]：罗兰佐。

[95]which：关系代词（主格），其先行词是 daughter … married … Lorenzo（夏洛克的女儿嫁给了罗兰佐）。

[96]disinherited：取消财产继承权（= cut off from a hereditary right）。

[97]despoiled of：被剥夺（= stripped of）。

[98]the deed：字据（=legal document）。

[99]sign over：在让与的字据上签字（= sign the deed that gives over）。

[100]Get thee gone：你去吧（= Begone）。含有轻蔑口气。

[101]directly：立即（= immediately）。

[102]acquitted of：免掉（= saved from）。

[103]grievous penalties：痛苦的惩罚。grievous：痛苦的（= causing pain）。grievous to think of：想

来令人悲痛。

[104]we shall … above：除此而外，我们对您还是感恩不尽的。over and above：除此而外（= in addition to;besides）。

[105]espied：瞥见（=caught sight of）。

[106]wily：wile 的形容词。乖巧的；机灵的（= artful; crafty）。

[107]love：指“厚意”（= affection）。

[108]You teach …answered：您这是教给我怎样回答一个乞丐了。莎士比亚原剧第四幕第一场中此句作：You taught me first to beg，and now me thinks / You teach me how a beggar should be answered. 您先教我乞讨，如今我想您又来教给我怎样回答一个 乞丐了。

[109]not choosing to be outdone … by：不甘落后于（= not wishing to be surpassed … by）。

[110]tax：责备（=charge）。

[111]never seemed：好像从未（= had never seemed）。

[112]naughty：邪恶的（= wicked; evil; bad）。

[113]the congratulations… hardly …when：几乎还没祝贺完……就……；刚刚祝贺完……就……

（= as soon as the congratulations…）。

[114]paltry = of little value; contemptible.

[115]upon it = upon the ring.

[116]signify = matter.

[117]scrubbed ['skrʌbid]= dwarfed; not fully grown.

[118]for my life：无论如何（=for the life of me）。

[119]for all the world = whatever happens.

[120]the boy … pains：his clerk 是 the boy 的同位语。took some pains = did a little work.

[121]civil doctor：法学博士（= doctor of civil law）。

[122]which when I denied him：which 和 him 是denied 的复合宾语。which 是直接宾语，him 是间接宾语。

[123]I was so beset with shame = I was so greatly ashamed. so 与下文 that 相关联。

[124]I was forced = I felt obliged.

[125]lend my body = risk my life.

[126]my soul upon the forfeit = with my soul upon the forfeit. upon the forfeit = upon the penalty.

[127]the other = the other ring.

[128]strangely = extraordinary.

[129]gave him letters：him letters 是 gave 的复合宾语，him 是间接宾语，letters 是直接宾

语。

[130]he'd = he would.

[131]So sore, as keeping safe Nerissa’s ring：最操心的是保护好尼莉莎的戒指。

so sore = so seriously; so intensely. so 与 as 相关联。safe 是宾语 ring 的补语。