| 释义 |
ereconj.
1. sooner than,before比…早些.在…以前。
△Tw.4.2.63 (58): “Thou shalt hold the opinion of Pythagorasere I will allow of thy wits，”你得赞成毕达哥拉斯的意见，我才承认你头脑健全。
△Rom. 1. 2. 10: “Let two moresummers wither in their pride,/ Ere we may thinkher ripe to be a bride.”再等两个夏天由盛暑变为秋凉，她才算长大成人，好做新娘。
△Rom. 2. 3. 48:“I'll tell thee erethou ask it me again.”不用等你再问，我就来告诉你。
2. rather than that在…以前，与其。
△Mac. 3.2. 16:“But let the frame of things disjoint,both the worldssuffer,/ Ere we will eat our meal in fear，” i.e. Rath-er than that we should live in fear.我们与其这样在恐惧中吃饭，还是让宇宙的框架破碎.让天上人间一齐遭殃。
Phrases:
ere now: formerly从前。
△As. 2. 4. 24: “ I partlyguess; for I have loved ere now.”我多少猜出来一点.因为从前我也恋爱过。
ere that: before在…之前。
△1H. VI. 3. 1. 97: “Andere that we will suffer such a prince,/ So kind a fa-ther of the commonweal,/ To be disgraced by an ink-horn mate,/ We and our wives and children all willfight，”要是眼睁睁让这么一位王子，国家的这么一位慈父竟受到一个书呆子气十足的家伙侮辱，我们和我们的妻子儿女全都要出来拼命的。
ere this: before this time,formerly在此以前，从前。
△3H. vi. 1. 4. 48: “Whose frown hath made theefaint and fly ere this.”这个人从前皱皱眉头就使你灰心丧胆、抱头鼠窜。 |