【明報專訊】◆憤怒(形容詞)

粵音【fan5 nou6】

因為不滿意而感情激動；發怒。

◆anger (n) /(見圖文)/

The strong feeling that you have when something has happened that you think is bad and unfair.

“ Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from inside. ──Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven

憤怒不散是毒藥，它會將你從內部嚙食人。──米奇•艾爾邦 《在天堂遇見的五個人》 ”

“ 勇者憤怒，抽刃向更強者；怯者憤怒，卻抽刃向更弱者。 ——魯迅《華蓋集》 ”

“ 怒如烈冬，喜如溫春。 ——《太元經十四卷》 ”

“ 故可怒而不怒，奸臣乃作；可殺而不殺，大賊乃發；兵勢不行，敵國乃強。 ——《六韜．上賢》[註]

[註]：所以(君王)該怒不怒，奸臣就會出現；該殺不殺，叛賊就會興起；兵力不用，敵國就會變強。 ”

“ Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one. ──By Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

發怒不會無緣故，但是很少會有道理。──富蘭克林《窮理查年鑑》 ”

文：鄭惠霞