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zealn. 1. ardent or earnest desire; burning zeal,religiouszeal热心;火辣辣的热心,宗教的热心。 △2H.IV.2.4.360(329): “or honest Bardolph,whose zeal burns in hisnose,of the wicked?”再不然,老实的巴道夫,他那火辣辣的热心把他的鼻子都烧红了,他也是坏人吗? 2. loyalty; ardour. earnest desire忠诚;热忱,诚挚的愿望。terms of zeal: declarations of loyalty,loyal protesta-tions; earnest words忠诚的表白,忠心耿耿的声明;(又解)诚挚的言语。 △1H.IV.4.3.63:“With tears of innocencyand terms of zeal.”流着善良无罪的眼泪,做出忠心耿耿的表白。 3. emotion,warm admiration情感,热烈赞赏。 △1H.IV5.4.94:“If thou wert sensible of courtesy,/I shouldnot make so dear a show of zeal.”如果你还能感觉到我对你的礼貌,我倒不会对你表示这样衷心的热烈赞赏。 4. ❶ religious fervour. devotion 宗教热情.虔诚。 ❷(with a play on) seal. approval (双关)印玺,批准。 △2H.IV.4.2.26: “You have ta’en up,/ Under thecounterfeited zeal of God. /The subjects of His (i.e.God's) substitute,my father,”在伪装的对上帝的虔诚之下(双关:在盗用的上帝的批准之下),你把上帝的代表、我的父亲的臣民征集起来。 zeal[zi:l]n.热情,热忱,积极性 ◇ zeal for sth.对…热心 ‖ zealous adj.热情的,热心的 zealously adv.zealot[ˈzelət]n.狂热者 zealotic adj.热心的,狂热的 zealotry n. 狂热行为 |