释义 |
enfranchisevt. 1. release. set free,liberate释放.使获得自由,解放。 △R.Ⅲ.1.1.108: “And whatsoe’er you will employme in,╱ Were it to call King Edward’s widow sister, I will perform it to enfranchise you.”无论你要差遣我做什么,哪怕要把爱德华国土所娶的那个寡妇叫做嫂嫂,我也愿意去做,只要能把你放出来。(按: King Edward’s widow = thewidow King Edward has married) △L.L.L.3.1.126(120):“I will enfranchise thee.”我要释放你。 △Gent2.4.91 (90):“She hath enfranchised them”,她已经释放了他的一对眼睛。 △Gent.3.1.151:“Silvia,this nightI will enfranchise thee.”西尔维娅,今夜我要来解救你。 2. give freedom,free from restraints给予自由,解除束缚。 △Ado. 1. 3. 34 (33): “and enfranchised with aclog,”用木桩系住我的脚,表示给我自由。 enfranchise[inˈfræntʃaiz]v. 释放,恢复自由,赋予…公民权 (利) ,授予投票权 ‖ enfranchisement n. / enfranchisement of tenancy 给予自由土地保有权的租借 |