Shakespeare

n. 莎士比亚（英国剧作家）

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Shakespeare 莎士比亚

姓氏名，字面意思为掷矛者，来自 shake,摇晃，投掷，spear,矛。 Shakti 性力女神，女性的神力

Shakespeare: surname recorded from 1248; it means "a spearman." This was a common type of English surname (Shakelance (1275), Shakeshaft (1332)). Shake (v.) in the sense of "to brandish or flourish (a weapon)" is attested from late Old English
Heo scæken on heore honden speren swiðe stronge. [Laymon, "Brut," c. 1205]
Compare also shake-buckler "a swaggerer, a bully;" shake-rag "ragged fellow, tatterdemalion." "Never a name in English nomenclature so simple or so certain in origin. It is exactly what it looks -- Shakespear" [Bardsley, "Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames," 1901]. Nevertheless, speculation flourishes. The name was variously written in contemporary records, also Shakespear, Shakespere, the last form being the one adopted by the New Shakespere Society of London and the first edition of the OED. Related: Shakespearian (1753); Shakesperean (1796); Shakesperian (1755).

1. He fiercely criticised self-styled educational experts for ignoring Shakespeare.: 他强烈批评那些无视莎士比亚的自诩为教育专家的人。

2. I can't understand why we're trying to ram Shakespeare down their throats.: 我搞不懂我们为什么硬要他们学习莎士比亚的作品。

3. They were performing a short extract from Shakespeare'sTwo Gentlemen of Verona.: 他们正表演莎士比亚剧作《维洛那二绅士》中的一个片段。

4. He was the founder and guiding spirit of New York's Shakespeare Festival.: 他是纽约莎士比亚戏剧节的创始人及领导者。

5. Many lines from Shakespeare's plays are misquoted and misapplied.: 莎士比亚戏剧中的许多诗句被人误引误用。