Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
竟未覆只字
English translation:
I haven\'t replied even one word
Added to glossary by
Ivan Niu
May 30, 2011 10:00
13 yrs ago
Chinese term
竟未覆只字
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
摘自朱自清的 怀魏握青君
他走之前，很愿我做些文字送他；但又用玩世的态度说，“怕不肯吧？我晓得 ，你不肯的。”我说，“一定做，而且一定写成一幅 横披 ——只是字不行些。”但是我惭愧 我的懒，那“一定”早已几乎变成“不肯”了！而且他来了两封信 ，我竟未覆只字 。这叫我怎样说好呢？我实在有种坏脾气 ，觉得路太遥远 ，竟有些渺茫 一般，什么便都因循 下来了。好在他的成绩很好，我是知道的；只此 就很够了。别的，反正 他明年就回来，我们再好好地谈几次，这是要紧的。——我想，握青也许不那么玩世了吧。
"竟未覆只字"是什么意思？
他走之前，很愿我做些文字送他；但又用玩世的态度说，“怕不肯吧？我晓得 ，你不肯的。”我说，“一定做，而且一定写成一幅 横披 ——只是字不行些。”但是我惭愧 我的懒，那“一定”早已几乎变成“不肯”了！而且他来了两封信 ，我竟未覆只字 。这叫我怎样说好呢？我实在有种坏脾气 ，觉得路太遥远 ，竟有些渺茫 一般，什么便都因循 下来了。好在他的成绩很好，我是知道的；只此 就很够了。别的，反正 他明年就回来，我们再好好地谈几次，这是要紧的。——我想，握青也许不那么玩世了吧。
"竟未覆只字"是什么意思？
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | I haven't repled even one word |
Donglai Lou (X)
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| 4 | I did not even condescend to respond with any word |
laoshilango
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Change log
Jun 1, 2011 05:33: Ivan Niu changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1166608">Ivan Niu's</a> old entry - "竟未覆只字"" to ""I haven\'t repled even one word""
Proposed translations
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I haven't repled even one word
I haven't repled even one word
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Note added at 25 mins (2011-05-30 10:25:18 GMT)
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sorry, it should be "replied"
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Note added at 25 mins (2011-05-30 10:25:18 GMT)
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sorry, it should be "replied"
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Comment: "thanks"
10 days
I did not even condescend to respond with any word
Technically, "condescend" does not match "竟. " However, given the context and the meaning, it seems to me this choice best represent what the writer was trying to say in Chinese.
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