| 釋義 |
malt-wormn. (lit.) weevil found in malt; one wholoves malt liquor,beer tippler,ale drinker,drunkard（本義）麥芽里的象鼻蟲；（轉義）愛喝麥芽酒的人，慣飲啤酒者，酒鬼。
△2H.IV.2.4. 365 (333):“and his face is Lucifer’sprivy-kitchen,where he doth nothing but roast malt-worms.”他那張臉就是魔王的御膳房，他在那里專門燒烤酒鬼。mad mustachio purple-hued malt-worms: roaringdrunkards with fierce-looking moustaches and purplefaces 吵吵鬧鬧的紅臉大胡子酒鬼。
△1H.IV.2.1. 81 (73):“I am joined with no foot land-rakers,no long-staffsixpenny strikers,none of these mad mustachio pur-ple-hued malt-worms.”我結交的可不是什么徒步流浪的攔路強盜，也不是為了六便士在路上打杠子的小賊，更不是那些胡吵亂鬧的紅臉大胡子酒鬼。 |