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imperiousa. 1. imperial,majestic帝王一般的,威严的。 △Oth.2.3.277 (274): “as one would beat his offenceless dog toaffright an imperious lion.”i.e. beat a mean man inthe presence of,and for an example to the mighty. 好像一个人打他的无罪的狗,为的是恐吓一只威严的狮子;(又译)杀鸡给猴子看。 △Ham.5.1.235 (213):“Imperious Cae-sar,dead and turned to clay,/ Might stop a hole tokeep the wind away.”威严的恺撒死了化为泥,为了防风拿去补破壁。 2.imperial,acting like a king,exercising rule,ruling,domineering帝王一般的,行动像国王似的,行使统治的,统治的,作威作福的。 △1H.VI.3.1.43:“Ay,lordly sir;forwhat are you,I pray,/ But one imperious inanother’s throne?”不错,高贵的大人;但请问,你又是什么人,还不是一个靠着别人的王位作威作福的人吗? 3. dictatorial,tyrannical专横霸道的,暴虐的。 △2H.IV.1.1.62:“So looks the strond whereon the imperiousflood / Hath left a witnessed usurpation.”当专横霸道的潮水退去之后,海滩上也会留下这样遭受过侵凌的痕迹。 △ 2H.IV.3.1.19:“and rock his brains / In cradle ofthe rude imperious surge,”摇动着使他的头脑安静下来,在狂涛怒浪的摇篮中入睡。 △H.VIII.2.2.47(46):“Or thisimperious man will work us all / From princes intopages.”要不然这个专横霸道的人就要使得我们从王公贵族一下子变成家童小厮。 imperious[imˈpiəriəs]adj.专横的,傲慢的,不透水的 ‖ imperiously adv. imperiousness n. |