HOUSE OF THE DRAGON · 第 1 季
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trifled

/ˈtraɪfld/C1

戲弄 / 玩弄 (v.)

原型為 `trifle`。常與介詞 `with` 連用,表示「輕視、戲弄、不嚴肅對待」某種強大的力量或感情。這裡警告龍的力量是人類絕對不該輕易「招惹或玩弄」的。

The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion.
They're a power man should never have trifled with.
One that brought Valyria its doom.