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commonwealthn. 1. whole body of the people民众。 △2H.Ⅳ. 1.3.87:“The commonwealth is sick of their own choice,” i.e.is regretting that they substituted Henry Ⅳ for Rich-ard Ⅱ. 民众已经厌倦了他们所选择的国王。 2. state国家。 △2H.Ⅳ.4.1.94(93):“My brother gen-eral,the commonwealth,”我的兄弟民众,整个国家。 commonwealth affairs: state business,i.e. politics国家事务,(即)政治。 △H.Ⅴ.1.1.41:“Hear him debate ofcommonwealth affairs,/You would say it hath beenall in all his study;”听他讨论国家政事,你不由得要说这是他长期一贯的研究。 3. common people平民。 △L.L.L.4.1.41: “Herecomes a member of the commonwealth.” 来了一个老百姓。 4. ❶ state 国家。 ❷ common wealth 公共财产。 △1H.Ⅳ.2.1.88(79):“for they pray continually totheir saint,the commonwealth,or rather,not pray toher,but prey on her,”因为他们不断向他们的圣神,国家(双关:公共财产),祷告,或者说,不是祷告,而是把钱财捣腾到自己手里。 Commonwealth共和政体查理一世被处死至克伦威尔建立护国政体的英国历史时期(1649~1653);也指查理一世被处死至查理二世建立复辟王朝(1660)这段历史时期。 |