Festinate nghĩa là gì?
festinate /ˈfɛstɪnət/, /ˈfɛs.tɪˌneɪt/
- Verb
- To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders.
- To hurry, to move or do something at a fast pace
Đây là từ cổ có trong vở kịch King Lear của đại thi hào Shakespeare.
Nghĩa là vội vàng, nhanh lên, vội lên, mau lên, vội vã, hấp tấp,lật đật, nhanh, khẩn trương, chạy, dồn dập, nhạy, gấp gáp
Ví dụ:
Bản gốc:
CORNWALL
Leave him to my displeasure.—Edmund, keep you our sister company. The revenges we are bound to take upon your traitorous father are not fit for your beholding. Advise the duke where you are going, to a most festinate preparation. We are bound to the like. Our posts shall be swift and intelligent betwixt us.—Farewell, dear sister. (to EDMUND) Farewell, my lord of Gloucester.
trích trong Act III. Scene VII. King Lear
Nghĩa tiếng Anh hiện đại:
CORNWALL
Leave him to my wrath.—Edmund, go with my sister-in-law. You shouldn’t have to see the punishment we inflict on your father. Tell the Duke of Albany to prepare for war immediately. We will do the same. We’ll keep the lines of communication open between us. (to GONERIL) Goodbye, my dear sister-in-law. (to EDMUND) Goodbye, lord Gloucester.