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assayn. 1. attempt 尝试。 △Ham.3.3.69: “Help. angels!Make assay.”救救我呀,天使! 试试吧。 assay of bias: indirect attempt. devious test(bias:the curving line on which a bowl runs to its object inthe game of bowls.)间接的尝试,曲折的考查。(bias: 木球戏中木球所走的曲线。) △Ham.2.1.64 (61): “And thusdo we of wisdom and of reach,/With windlasses andwith assays of bias,/By indirections find directionsout;”我们这种有智慧、有见识的人,就是采用这些迂回的方式和曲折的尝试,善于用间接的方法找出事情的趋向。 2. effort,endeavour努力,尽力。 △Mac.4.3.142:“Their malady convinces/The great assay of art;”他们那种病使得医术用尽最大努力也束手无策。 3. trial,attempt; trial of strength,attack,assault 试验,尝试;较量,进攻,攻击。 △Ham. 2. 2. 71:“To give theassay of arms against your Majesty. ” i.e. make trialof battle,make armed attack.试图兴兵侵犯陛下。 4. attack,assault进攻,攻击。 △H.V.1.2.151:“Gallingthe gleaned land with hot assays,”用猛烈的进攻来骚扰这无人保护的国土。 5. test检验。 △Oth.1.3.17: “This cannot be/By noassay of reason;” i.e. by the test of commonsense. 照常识判断起来,这是不可能的。(按:此处用double negative。)
assayvb. essay,attempt,try尝试,试图,试行。 △As.1.3.132(129):“what if we assayed to steal/Theclownish fool out of your father’s court?”我们设法去把你父亲宫廷里的那个傻子小丑偷走,你看好不好? △Ham.4.7.152:“’Twere better not assayed.”那么这一手还不如不试。 △Oth.2.1.120: “Come on. assay.” 来,试试看 △Oth.2.3.208(206):“And passion,having my bestjudgement collied,/Assays to lead the way.”激怒,遮暗了我清明的理智,试图主导一切了。 △2H.VI. 4. 5. 9 (8):“The rebels have assayed to win the Tower.”叛民们已经试图攻占伦敦塔。 △3H.Ⅵ.1.4.118: “I would assay,proud queen,to make thee blush.”我就要,骄傲的王后,尝试一下叫你脸红。 ~vt. 1.test,make advances to试探,向…求爱。 △Wiv.2.125:“he dares in this manner assay me?”他竟敢这样来试探我? 2. test the inclination of,try the attitude toward;at-tempt to win测试…的意图,试查对…的态度;(又解)尝试说服。 △Ham.3.1.14:“Did you assay him/ To any pas-time?”你们没有试着引他找些什么消遣吗? 3. test,make trial of. challenge. attack考验,检验,向…挑战,攻击。 △1H.Ⅳ.5.4.34: “I will assay thee,anddefend thyself.”我就来对你考验一番,你好好招架吧。 assay[əˈsei]v.& n.分析,化验,鉴定 ◇ assay to do sth…试图做…/make an assay of…分析… ◇ assay certificate鉴定证明书 assayer n.化验员,分析员,实验员assaying n.分析试验 |