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salvationn.
1. act of saving,redemption拯救，得救。
upon one's salvation: (swear) by the salvation ofone's soul以…的灵魂得救（起誓）。
△1H.IV.2.4.9:“They take it already upon their salvation，” i.e.swear by the salvation of their souls,pledge their sal-vation. 他们已经拿他们死后灵魂得救来起誓。
2. i.e. (blunder for) destruction得救，（错用为）灭亡。
△Ham.5.1.1:“Is she to be buried in Christian buri-al when she wilfully seeks her own salvation?” i.e.she kills herself,she commits suicide.她自己存心升天（自己寻死），还要用基督教的仪式来埋葬她吗？
3. redemption,reception to the bliss of heaven:(blunder for) damnation得救，进入天堂；（错用为）下地狱。
△Ado.3.3.2:“Yea,or else it were pity but theyshould suffer salvation,body and soul.”是的，否则他们的肉体和灵魂如果不一起上天堂(意指：下地狱).那实在是遗憾。(按：本剧中道格伯来与弗吉斯往往用词不当，所用的词恰与要说的意思相反，例如： salvation上天堂 = damnation 下地狱，al-legiance忠心 = treachery二心，desertless不配 = de-serving配，senseless不机警的= sensible机警的，com-prehend了解 = apprehend逮捕，tolerable可容忍的 =intolerable不可容忍的，等等，读时需注意。) |