The weird thing about the adjective is not only the present degradation of its elevated meaning but also its pronunciation.
有关这个形容词的奇怪之处不仅在于它褒义的降格，还在于它奇怪的发音。
The adjective werde “controlling one's fate” would have probably been lost if Shakespeare had not used it in Macbeth (weird sisters).
如果不是莎士比亚在作品《麦克白》（三个女巫）中对形容词werde（掌控某人命运）的使用，可能该词早已消失。
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