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changelingn. 1.child left by the fairies in place of one they had sto-len(过去民间传说)被仙女偷换后留下的婴孩。 △Mid.2.1.23:“She never had so sweet a changeling;”这样可爱的小孩她从来没有偷换过。 2. thing substituted for another by stealth被偷换后留下来之物。 △Ham.5.2.53: “The changeling neverknown.”这封掉了包的假信,谁也看不出来。 3. changer of side,turncoat,renegade改变立场的人,变节者,叛徒。 △1H.Ⅳ.5.1.74:“To face the garment ofrebellion/With some fine colour that may please theeye/Of fickle changelings and poor discontents,”用美好的颜色把叛乱的外衣装饰一下,好让那些反复无常的变节者和不满现状的可怜虫看了高兴。 |