On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 15:18:28 +0800, "1234" <cyhsu999@giga.net.tw>
wrote:
>Dear Folks,
>
>I need an ace to help me clarify the meaning of the following sentence.
><From
>Time, pp8/15-8/22, 2005>
>
>"Percival survived his ignominy to witness, hardly less allegorically, the
>final surrender of Japan on American battleship...."
>
>I can't figure out what "hardly less allegorically" means. Is it close to
>"nearly not allegorically" or "nearly allegorically"? Please shed some
>light to help me get thru the darkness.
>
>Many Thanks!
>
>
>
It would be a bit easier if you give us the previous sentence
as well. I presume that they are saying that the meaning of the
Japanese having to sign the surrender document aboard the particular
US ship they had to sign it on was allegorical to another event, but
since you didn't give us the previous sentence, I have no idea what
that previous event was.
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