magan

读音

• /ˈmɑ.ɡɑn/
• [ˈmɑ.ɣɑn]

释义

1. (助動詞、與不定式連用) 能夠

   Būtan ġē hit ġelīefen, ne mage ġē hit understandan.

   Unless you believe it, you cannot understand it.

   10世紀晚期, Ælfric, "Of the Catholic Faith"

   And hē cwæþ tō his ġebrōðrum, "Iċ eom Iosep! Leofaþ ūre fæder nū ġīet?" Þā ne meahton his ġebrōðru him for eġe ġeandwyrdan.

   And he said to his brothers, "I'm Joseph! Is our father still alive?" Then his brothers couldn't answer him, because they were too afraid.

   10世紀晚期, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 45:3

   Þēos sealf mihte bēon ġeseald tō miċelum weorðe and þearfum ġedǣled.

   This ointment could have been sold for a lot of money and given to the poor.

   c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 26:8-9

   Þā cōm hē and fand hīe slāpende, and cwæþ tō Petre, "Simon, slǣpst þū? Ne meahtest þū āne tīde wacian?"

   Then he came and found them asleep, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Couldn't you stay awake for one hour?"

   c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 14:37

2. 能做

   transitive

   God is ælmihtiġ, and mæġ eall þæt hē wile.

   God is all-powerful, and can do anything he wants.

   10世紀晚期, Ælfric, "The First Sunday After Easter"

3. 領先，超過