good-year

n.
1. ❶ some undefined supernatural power of evil.devil 某种不明的邪恶神魔，魔鬼。
❷evil prosperity邪恶的昌盛。
△Lr. 5. 3. 23:“Wipe thine eyes; / The good-yearsshall devour them,flesh and fell,/ Ere they shallmake us weep!”擦开你的眼泪；自有邪恶的魔鬼(又译：邪恶的昌盛)把她们连皮带肉都吞噬掉，我们才不哭呢！
2. (corrupted from Fr. goujre = venereal disease pox,plague; (used as an exclamation) the dickens.the devil 天花，瘟疫；（用做惊叹词）魔鬼.
what the good-year: (a mild oath) what the dickens.what the devil; the deuce take it（诅咒语）见什么鬼，见鬼。
△2H.IV.2.4.63 (58): “What the good-year! Onemust bear,and that must be you (i.e.Doll)，” (Pro-verb:“Women are made to bear.”)这算什么年头儿！ 做人总要忍耐，该忍耐的是你。
△2H.IV.2.4.190(177):“What the good-year.do you think I would deny her?”(The Hostess thinks Pistol is calling for some girl.) 这算什么年头儿，难道你想我会拒绝她到这里来吗？