释义 |
† half-strain Obs. The quality of being half of a good strain or stock and half of an inferior one; half-breed. Also attrib.
1673Dryden Amboyna v. i, I am but of half-strain courage. 1678― Limberham iii. i, I humbly conceive, you are of the half-strain at least. Hence † ˈhalf-strained a. Obs.
1682Dryden & Lee Dk. Guise iv. iv, Half-strained shop-keepers, got between gentlemen and city wives. 1690Dryden Don Sebast. iii. i, I'm but a half-strained villain yet. |