释义 |
preposterousa. 1.reversing the natural order of things,absurd颠倒事物正常次序的,荒谬的。 △Shr.3.1.9: “Preposterousass,”荒唐的蠢驴。 △3H.VI.5.6.4:“‘Good Glouces-ter,and ‘good devil’ were alike,/ And both prepos-terous; therefore,not ‘good lord’.”“好葛罗斯特”和“好魔鬼”大概也是一样,这两种称呼都是荒谬的:所以,还是不要说“好大人”。 2. contrary to nature,perverse,monstrous违背天理人情的,反常的,极恶的。 △R.III.2.4.63:“O preposterousAnd frantic outrage,”啊,违背天理的疯狂暴力。 |