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capern. 1. goat’s leap (羊似的)跳跃。 △Tw.1.3.131 (121):“Faith,I can cut a caper.”i.e. take a leap. (The gal-liard was a dance of five steps ending in a caper.)不骗你,我能像羊似地跳跃。(按: galliard舞以跳跃结尾。但下文Sir Toby将caper解作a leg of mutton“羊腿”,双关取笑。) 2. leap,spring,in dancing or mirth (舞蹈或嬉戏时的)跳跃,雀跃。 △As.2.4.53(54): “We that are true lovers run into strange capers;”我们这些多情种子都不免会做出些古怪事情的。
capervi. 1. leap. jump跳跃,跳。 △Wiv.3.2.71(67):“He ca-pers,he dances,” 他能跳,能舞。 △1H.IV.3.2.63:“Mingled his royalty with capering fools.”拿他的帝王之尊竟与那些跳跳蹦蹦的傻瓜们混在一起。 △2H.VI.3.1.364: “And,in the end being rescued,I have seen/Himcaper upright like a wild Morisco,”后来他被救出来,我还看见他上下跳跃,好像 一个跳着狂野的莫里斯舞的人。 △R.III.1.1.12:“He capers nimbly in a lady’s chamber,”他在贵妇的内室里轻盈地跳起舞来。 2. dance,leap or dance in a frolicsome manner跳舞,嬉戏跳跃,跳舞玩耍。 △2H.IV.1.2.219(192):“and he thatwill caper with me for a thousand marks,” i.e. chal-lenge me to a dancing contest for a thousand marks.谁要是愿意赌一千马克跟我比赛跳舞。 caper刺山柑(Capparis spinosa)山柑科(Capparidaceae)山柑属(Capparis)矮生多刺灌木。见于南欧干旱地区。腌渍的花蕾可用作调料。结浆果。亦可作为山柑科约40属植物的统称,包括一年生庭院花卉醉蝶花(Cleome spinosa)。 caper(1)[ˈkeipə]n. 犯罪或非法活动
caper(2)[ˈkeipə]v.&n. 跳跃,嬉闹 ◇ cut a caper 雀跃,盲目行事 |