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discretionn.
1. discrimination,faculty of discriminating,discern-ment,sound judgement辨别，辨别力，明辨，健全判断力。
△Wiv.2.2.135(129): “Old folks,you know,havediscretion,as they say,and know the world.”上了年纪的人，有判断力，懂得世事，就没关系了。
△Mer.3.5.71(65):“O dear discretion，”啊，分辨得真清楚。
2. wisdom,good sense,reason 聪明，明智，理智。
△L.L.L. 5. 1. 78 (74): “thou pigeon-egg of discre-tion”，你这聪明的小鸽蛋。
△Ham.1.2. 5: “Yet so farhath discretion fought with nature”，然而，理智与感情交战的结果。
△Oth. 2. 3. 3:“Not to outsport discretion.”不要欢乐得超出理智；不可纵乐过度。
△1H.IV. 5. 4. 120(119):“The better part of valour is discretion，”i.e.Bravery without wisdom is foolhardiness. 勇敢的主要成分是明智。
△H.V.2.4.38:“Covering discretion with acoat of folly.”用痴呆的外衣掩盖着智慧。
△1H.VI. 4.1.158: “But your discretions better can persuade╱ ThanI am able to instruct or teach；”但是你们自己的明智更有说服力，用不着我来教导。
△H.VIII.1.1.50: “All this wasordered by the good discretion/ Of the right rever-end Cardinal of York (i.e.Wolsey).” 这一切全都是靠看约克红衣主教大人的英明而筹备起来的。
△H.VIII.5.3.137(5.2.172): “Was it discretion,lords,to let thisman,/ This good man (few of you deserve thattitle),╱This honest man,wait like a lousy footboy╱At chamber-door?”各位大人，让这个人，这个善良的人（你们当中很少有人配得上这种称号），这个诚实的人，像个下贱的小跟班一样在门口等候，这能算是明智吗？
3. consideration,choice考虑，选择。
△As.1.1.154(146): “use thy discretion”.i.e. act as you think fit.你自己去考虑吧。
△Mid.1.2.83 (80):“they would haveno more discretion but to hang us；”她们只好不顾一切，把我们绞死。
4. pleasure. wish愿望，希望。
△Oth. 3 . 3 . 34: “Well,doyour discretion.” i . e. do as you wish. do as you thinkfit. 好，那就听便吧。
5. (abstr. for concr.) discreet person谨慎的人。
△Lr.2 . 4 . 150 (148 ): “You should be ruled and led ╱ Bysome discretion”. 你该听听一个慎重的人的劝告.让他指引指引你。
6. (blunder for) discreet慎重.（错用为形容词）慎重的。
△Wiv. 1 . 1 . 262 (253): “It is a fery discretion (i. e.very discreet) answer，”这是很慎重的回答。 |