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polished

/ˈpɒlɪʃt/B2

擦亮 / 磨光 (v.)

熟词生义。原意是把皮鞋或器皿擦得亮晶晶,这里詹姆幽默地指「不知多少个国王的屁股把这王座都蹭亮了」。

Sturdy old thing.
How many kings' asses have polished it, I wonder?
And what's the line?