释义 |
tapstern. one who draws liquor and serves the cus-tomers. barman,waiter酒保,堂倌,侍者。 △As. 3. 4. 31(30): “the oath of a lover is no stronger than the wordof a tapster;”(“A tapster’s arithmetic” is proverbial.)情人的誓言不比酒保嘴里的话更靠得住。(按:当时酒保算账不实是出名的。) △L. L. L. 1. 2. 43 (40):“I am ill at reckon-ing; it fitteth the spirit of a tapster. ”我不善于算账:那是一个酒保擅长的事。 |