Tess of D'Urberville - Thomas Hardy

shiftless無志氣的;偷懶的;得過且過的 h

extant現存的;尚存的

in the muck污物;髒亂 and muddle糊塗;混亂狀態 of rearing children.

halo榮光,榮耀

occidental西方的;西洋的;歐美的

impalpability不能感觸、理解的狀況或性質, sinking to mere

she had used to feel

shutting her eyes to his defects of character

thatch茅草

Revised Code經過修訂(或校正)的

When they were together the Jacobean and the Victorian ages were juxtaposed.

divine占卜;預言;(憑直覺)推測[+wh-]

captives俘虜;囚徒;獵獲物

shiftless無志氣的;偷懶的;得過且過的

inwardly在內心裡;精神上: She smiled, but she was fuming inwardly. 她笑了笑,但心底裡非常氣憤。
ensnaring誘入圈套;陷害

alehouse麥芽啤酒館;酒館 of

paling樁;欄柵;籬笆
ledge壁架;架狀突出物.

dregs(沈在飲料底部的)殘渣,渣滓

Polynesia玻里尼西亞(中太平洋的島群)

all seeking beatitude至上的幸福


glibly能言善道地;油嘴滑舌地

Catechism(天主教)教義問答;問答方式的講解

gaffer領班

conclave祕密會議;樞機主教選舉教宗的會議;該會議之場所

She nudged用肘輕推(以引起注意);輕推 him.

sagely賢能地

"Hey--what's that?" said Sir John.

tractable馴良的;易處理的

vamping (利用色相)勾引

boozers猛喝酒的人

in an undertone低聲;小聲

don't get green malt in floor (get green malt in floor-get pregnant)

tippler酒鬼

eastings東行航程;東距

genuflections屈膝

valiantly勇敢地,英勇地

hives (集市?)

The rickety連接處不牢固的;搖晃的;東倒西歪的little waggon was already laden裝滿的

somnolent想睡的

thatch茅草屋頂

engirdled圍繞,環繞

hereabout在這附近,在這一帶

the long road was fairly level for some distance onward

Abraham grew reflective思考的,沈思的.

abstraction出神;心不在焉[ was of no

serene安詳的;穩重的

anon未幾;不久

impregnated使充滿;使飽和;使滲入

-a splendid one or a blighted枯萎one?"

tipsy喝醉的,微醉的

"And you would have been a rich lady ready-made, and not have had to
be made rich by marrying a gentleman?"

superfluous過剩的;多餘的,不必要的

reverie白日夢;幻想

conterminous相接的

mesh羅網;陷阱
suitor求婚者

grimacing作怪相,扮鬼臉

extravagant放肆的;過度的,過分的

harness被纏住的

consternation驚愕,驚駭

equipage馬車及侍從

spouting噴出,噴射

falling with a hiss發出嘶嘶聲 (horse) into the road.

unharnessing解下(馬等)的套具

hedges樹籬;籬笆,

twittered(因激動等)顫抖;緊張

iridescence彩虹色;【氣】虹彩 of coagulation凝結;凝結物

the furrows皺紋 of fifty years were extemporized當場做出 on his young face.

we be on a blighted導致毀滅的事物;破壞希望(或計劃)的因素;禍害 star

cob結實的矮腳馬

hoofs蹄[C]

How to break透露;說出 the news was more than she could think

did not lessen the self-reproach which she continued to heap upon herself.

knacker收買老弱無用馬的人

tanner製革工人decrepitude衰老;老朽

chargers戰馬;坐騎

blares嘟嘟聲;響而刺耳的聲音

shovel用鏟鏟(起);用鐵鍬挖

haggling爭論;論價,討價還價

penury拮据;貧窮

a slack懈怠的;疏忽的;馬虎的-twisted喝醉了的;古怪的;瘋狂的,滑稽的 fellow

quagmire無法脫身的困境

broached開始提及;引入;提出;開始討論 her scheme.

The oppressive sense of the harm she had done led Tess to be more
deferential恭敬的;慣於順從的 than she might otherwise have been to the maternal wish

beholden蒙恩的

sententiously簡潔地

undulations波動;小浪 of the Vale常用於地名)谷;溪谷

unfolded展開,攤開;打開

The Vale of Blackmoor

stiles (專供人跨越柵欄或圍牆的)梯磴

its environs附近的地方

pinafore圍裙

reticulated網狀的

frock(女式)服裝;連衣裙

stalky 多莖的;莖狀的

Malthusian馬爾薩斯主義的

haymaking製備乾草

deft靈巧的,熟練的,機敏的-fingered it was a kind of work in which she excelled勝過,優於.

manorial莊園的

bailiff法警


eaves簷,屋簷

wicket小窗口

geranium天竺葵

subdued減弱的,減輕的

venerable神聖的,珍貴的

Druidical (pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland / A member of an order of priests in ancient Gaul and Britain who appear in Welsh and Irish legend as prophets and sorcerers.)

mistletoe槲寄生

yew紫杉-trees

pollarded將(樹)去梢for bows

sylvan森林的;多樹木的

copses小灌木林,雜樹林

lawn草坪,草地[

gravel用碎石鋪(路等) sweep環視,眺望


shambling搖晃不穩

stock家系,血統[

regraft再接枝於

renovation更新;修理;恢復活力

much to their discomfiture困惑;狼狽; 崩潰;大敗;挫敗

like a bather游泳者about to make his plunge投(入);跳(入);衝[Q,

to retreat or to persevere堅持不懈;不屈不撓

swarthy黑黝黝的;黑皮膚的complexion

well-groomed打扮(好)的;修飾(好)的black moustache

contours外形;結構,

confounded狼狽的;困惑的

lineaments面貌;外貌;輪廓特徵

furrowed在...開出溝槽;使成車轍

incarnate人體化的,化身的

invalid病人

spurious假的;偽造的;欺騙性的

a certain ludicrousness滑稽的;荒唐可笑的

ladle杓子;長柄杓

argent銀,銀色

crest頂飾;(盾等的)紋飾

blandly溫柔地;和藹地

a lion rampant(獅等)用後腳立起的,躍立的."

abridge縮短 her visit

conservatories溫室


desultorily雜亂無章地;不連貫地

prodigality極度慷慨

bounty慷慨的贈予;禮品;贈款. At last,

grub食物

skeins一系列,一連串

did not divine;(憑直覺)發現

rivet集中 upon her

berth差事;職位

rhododendrons 杜鵑花and conifers針葉樹,松柏科植物

she was doomed to be seen and coveted 渴望得到的;夢寐以求的that day
by the wrong man

the man to love rarely coincides with the hour for loving

We may wonder whether at the acme最高點,頂點;極點and summit of the human progress these anachronisms時代錯誤will be corrected by
a finer intuition, a closer interaction of the social machinery than
that which now jolts us round and along

Enough that in the present case, as in millions, it was not the two halves of a perfect whole that confronted each other at the perfect moment; a missing counterpart wandered independently about the earth waiting in
crass 粗魯的;愚鈍的;非常的obtuseness遲鈍,愚笨till the late time came.

pointedly強調地

posy花束

she fell to reflecting again

was steeped沈浸在...中的;充滿...的in fancies and prefigurative預示的superstitions

arch調皮的,淘氣的 (e.g. an arch smile調皮的笑容)
banteringly戲謔地


fowl禽-farm

feel beholden蒙恩的."

unavailing無益的;無用的;徒勞的search

pleased to hear that she had won such high opinion from a stranger when, in her own esteem, she had sunk so low.

haggler爭論不休

coaxed耐心地處理,慢慢將...弄好; 用好話勸,哄誘

witless不明事理的;愚笨的wife

conceit自滿,自大,自負

rogue調皮鬼;小淘氣

gooseberry醋栗,鵝莓,茶藨-bushes

chimed in插話

Tess smiled crossly橫地;相反地;故意為難地.

onerous繁重的;麻煩的

She had hoped to be a teacher at the school, but the fates seemed to decide otherwise.

Being mentally older than her mother

grove樹叢,小樹林

expostulated勸告;告誡

tractability馴良; 易處理.

coiffure頭巾

"I declare there's a hole in my stocking-heel!" said Tess.

Her mother's pride in the girl's appearance led her to step back,
like a painter from his easel畫架;黑板架, and survey her work as a whole.

wont習慣;慣常活動

bedecking修飾,裝飾

exultingly欣喜地;歡欣鼓舞地;

a slight misgiving擔憂,不安,疑慮 found place in Joan Durbeyfield's min

acclivity斜坡;上斜

with a lumpy波浪起伏的 throat

comely秀麗的,漂亮的,悅目的

adorn裝飾;使生色

barrow手推車;獨輪車

Tess's worldly世間的;塵世的;今世 possessions

highly varnished裝飾,修飾[

wearing a dandy cap, drab黃褐色厚呢 jacket, breeches馬褲;褲腳束緊長及膝部的褲子 of the same hue, white neckcloth, stick-up collar, and brown driving-gloves

seeming表面上的;似乎真實的

misgiving擔憂,不安,疑慮

nipped 夾,掐,捏,咬his cigar with the tips of his large white centre-teeth

"Don't try to frighten me, sir," said Tess stiffly.

undulations波動;小浪

hedge樹籬;籬笆

horse's hoofs蹄

muslin棉布

declivity向下的傾斜;下坡

rein韁繩

in playful raillery開玩笑;逗趣

to lamentable可悲的;令人惋惜的 purpose.

she dodged閃開,躲開 aside

inexorable無動於衷的;毫不寬容的,無情的

snub冷落,怠慢

defiant違抗的;挑戰的;蔑視的; 大膽的;目空一切的

You artful hussy輕佻的女子
forfeit喪失her confidence

vacillating猶豫不決的

purveyor伙食承包人

an old thatched茅草蓋的

boughs 大樹枝

nascent初生的 chicks小雞

coops 籠子,欄舍

sedate沈著的;安靜的;平靜的;嚴肅的

a professed poulterer家禽販

ensconced安置好的;安居的

bailiff地主的管家

placed the fowls severally 各自地in her lap,

their combs雞冠;雞冠狀的東西;浪峰, the manes鬃毛 of the cocks

draggled拖;拖贓;拖濕

Confirmation【宗】(天主教等的)堅信禮,堅振禮

genteel彬彬有禮的;有教養的; 冒充上流的;附庸風雅的

blandly溫柔地;和藹地

bullfinches紅腹灰雀;

piping尖叫聲,尖聲

"Ah! I understand why you are trying--those bullies! My mother
curst(curse的過去式與過去分詞)

flatly斷然地 refuse

reserved沈默寡言的;緘默的;含蓄的;冷淡的

her face put on a sculptural雕刻的;雕刻般的 severity

I would not come near you; and, in spite of such temptation as never before fell to mortal man, I'll keep my word...

carefully cultivated in her by playful dialogue, and by jestingly
calling her his cousin when they were alone

pliable圓滑的;順從的;有適應性的

onerous繁重的;麻煩的 business

songsters歌唱家,歌手 admirably

four-post bedstead床架 hung with heavy damask curtains

flitted輕快地飛 about freely

disjointed無關聯的;無條理的

idiosyncrasy表現手法;風格

staple經常需要的;經常用的 conversation

ploughs犁[C] or hoes鋤,鋤頭

jig吉格舞

peat泥煤,泥炭-dealer

obscurity暗淡;朦朧

overshoe套鞋
nebulosity星雲狀態;星雲狀物

fusty霉臭的

tardiness緩慢;遲延;不情願

kick-up騷動

virago潑婦

jaded疲倦不堪的

obscurity暗淡;朦朧

nebulousness朦朧的;含糊的

yews紫杉 and oaks橡樹

roosting棲息;進窩

Tishbite(Tishbite is a word used in the Bible to refer to Elijah (1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 21:17-28, 2 Kings 1:3-8, 2 Kings 9:36). The phrasing can be reworded as "Elijah the Tishbite of Tishbe in Gilead.")

gossamer薄紗

retribution lurking潛伏,埋伏

mailed用盔甲武裝的

rollicking玩耍;歡鬧

chasm陷窟;裂隙;峽谷;深淵

vale谷;溪谷

amalgamating使(階級、思想等)混合;將(公司等)合併

escarpment陡坡;懸崖;絕壁

Verily真實地;真正地;確然地

unspeculative不思索的 repose安詳;安靜;靜止


by stealth祕密行動;鬼鬼祟祟

deuce惡運

toil艱難地行進 along on foot

encumber妨礙;拖累

impetuously激烈地;性急地

wound使受傷;傷害

uttermost最大的,最高的,極度的 farthing一點兒;極少量

the clump叢;樹叢;矮樹叢 of trees

perfunctorily敷衍地,馬虎地,隨便地,得過且過地

propinquity(時間、地點上的)接近,鄰近

astir動起來;轟起來;騷動起來

stile窗框;門框

ardent燃燒的;熾熱的; 熱心的;熱切的;忠誠的

draperies布匹;紡織品,

porterage搬運;運輸業;運費

akimbo兩手叉腰

treacle糖蜜

scoffers嘲笑者

flinging使撲;使投身 herself flat on her back upon the grass

herbage草,牧草

engendered產生;引起

Praxitelean (Praxiteles (pronounced /prækˈsɪtɨliːz/; Ancient Greek: Πραξιτέλης) of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC. He was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue.) creation

rotundities球狀;圓形;肥胖

lusty性慾強的,好色的country-girl

vituperation謾罵;責罵

fatuous愚昧的;昏庸的

rollicking嬉耍的;愉快的

browbeaten戰戰兢兢的

in a jiffy瞬間

proffered提供,提出,奉獻

instep腳背;鞋背

tippling腳背;鞋背

laconically簡潔地

betook致力於,專心於

erratic古怪的;乖僻的

The twain cantered策(馬)慢跑along for some time without speech

precarious不穩的;危險的

I ought to be much obliged感激的to you.

ambled (馬)緩行

pervasive普遍的

She was inexpressibly weary.

oblivion遺忘,失去感覺

reprisal報復

ticklish難對付的;棘手的

she relented變溫和;變寬容;發慈悲,憐憫

you know that I love you, and think you the prettiest girl in the
world, which you are. Mayn't I treat you as a lover?"

sidled側身而行;羞怯地走;悄悄地走

coaxed用好話勸,哄誘

cursory匆忙的;粗略的

hampers妨礙,阻礙

copses小灌木林,雜樹林

lichened長滿地衣的;生著地衣的

vermilion朱紅色的

defacement損壞外表;亂塗--the last

grotesque phase of a creed教義,信條

accusatory責問的;非難的 horror

stile窗框;門框

wriggle設法擺脫;勉強掙扎出來

trudged跋涉,步履艱難地走 on

expound解釋;詳細述說

she throbbingly(心臟,脈搏等)跳動,悸動 resumed her walk


"Perhaps any woman would except me."

Why didn't ye think of doing some good for your family instead o' thinking only of yourself?

dreaded懼怕;擔心 him, winced畏縮;退避 before him

Hate him she did not quite; but he was dust and ashes to her

Her mother was subdued被制服的;順從的.


bogus贗造的;假貨的

transcendent卓越的

a reckless gallant對女子殷勤的男士;求愛者;情夫 and heartbreaker

smite使極度不安;折磨;使神魂顛倒
be smitten with remorse
Ned is smitten with the high school principal, Jane Masterson

dashing時髦的;華麗的;瀟灑的marriage

evanescent逐漸消失的triump

innuendoes, 諷刺above

revived甦醒;復甦Tess's spirits

enviable

in the words of Robert South(Robert South (4 September 1634 - 8 July 1716), was an English churchman.), "in love with her own ruin,"

she saw before her a long and stony highway which she had to tread, without aid, and with little sympathy. Her depression was then terrible, and she could have hidden herself in a tomb.

gave the simplest music a power over her which could well-nigh幾乎drag her heart out of her bosom at times.

lumber木材,木料

bier (連架的)棺材

flexuous波浪形的

A wet day was the expression of irremediable grief

hobgoblins妖怪

coupled with

heliolatries太陽崇拜

brimming盈滿的

astir已起床.

hedge樹籬;籬笆-top

flanked經過...的側面 the nearest field-gate.

concatenation連鎖;連續

equable穩定的;平和的;寧靜的

stubble殘株,

ephemeral僅有一日生命的;短暫的 nature

sheaf束

afield在戰場上;上戰場

imbibed吸收,接受(思想,知識等)

gauntlet長手套;保護手套

beseeching乞求,急切地要求得到

After a long seclusion she had come to a resolve to undertake outdoor work

remunerative付酬的;有利可圖的

the whole bevy一批,一群,一團of them

quadrille方舞舞曲

convexity凸面

suckle 給...餵奶,哺乳the child.

dandled抱著逗弄

vehemence激烈;憤怒 of an onset攻擊,襲擊

comeliest秀麗的,漂亮的,悅目的

After wearing and wasting her palpitating(心臟)悸動;撲撲地跳 heart with every engine of regret

to taste anew sweet independence at any price.

The past was past; whatever it had been, it was no more at hand. Whatever its consequences, time would close over them; they would all in a few years be as if they had never been…

The familiar surroundings had not darkened because of her grief, nor sickened because of her pain.

Tess was only a passing thought. Even to friends she was
no more than a frequently passing thought.

a spouseless mother

Most of the misery had been generated by her conventional aspect, and not by her innate與生俱來的;天生的;固有的 sensations.

tarnished(名譽等)有污點的

counterpoises平均;補償

puny微小的;弱小的;次要的

the histories of Aholah and Aholibah (In the Hebrew Bible, Oholah (אהלה) and Oholibah (אהליבה) (or: Aholah and Aholibah) are pejorative names given by the prophet Ezekiel to the kingdom of Israel and Judah, respectively. They appear in the Book of Ezekiel, chapter 23.)

parson牧師,神職人員

smudge污點;污跡

his weekly booze暴飲,痛飲

the nethermost最下面的corner of hell,

the arch-fiend魔鬼,惡魔 tossing it with his three-pronged尖端分叉的fork

lurid可怕的

murmured incoherent supplications懇求,哀求;祈禱,祈求

immaculate潔淨的,無污垢的

regal莊嚴的;豪華的,堂皇的

lisping口齒不清地說

efficacy效力,功效

diapason八度音階note

apotheosized尊崇...為神,神化her

it set upon her face a glowing irradiation光,光線

ratify (正式)批准;認可

intrusive侵入的,闖入的;打擾的

a waif無主動物

stood by the gate, but could not summon courage to go in

the extemporized當場做成ordinance儀式,聖餐式

botched糟蹋

felt himself cornered被逼至絕路的

rashly魯莽地,輕率地,倉促地

sexton教堂司事

the nettles蕁麻grow

where all unbaptized infants, notorious drunkards, suicides,
and others of the conjecturally推測的damned are laid.

untoward不幸的;不祥的

two laths木板條,條板

"By experience," says Roger Ascham (Roger Ascham (c. 1515 - 23 December 1568), English scholar and didactic writer, famous for his prose style, his promotion of the vernacular, and his theories of education. He acted as Princess Elizabeth's tutor in Greek and Latin between 1548-50, and served in the administrations of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. ), "we find out a short way by a long wandering."
incapacitating使無能力;使...不能

sundry各式各樣的,雜的,各種的/ (雜物;雜貨;雜項)

gnomic格言的

imposed利用,佔便宜;打擾[ on欺騙[(+on/upon)].
She knew she was imposed on. 她知道自己上了當。

finery華麗的服飾

She philosophically noted dates … every other day individualized
by incidents in which she had taken some share.

fairness (皮膚的)潔白;金髮

when all these charms would have disappeared

sly詭祕的,悄悄的


Jeremy Taylor (Jeremy Taylor (1613 - 13 August 1667) was a clergyman in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of expression and was often presented as a model of prose writing. He is remembered in the Church of England's calendar of saints with a Lesser Festival on 13 August.)
Almost at a leap Tess thus changed from simple girl to complex woman.

Symbols of reflectiveness思考的,沈思的passed into her face, and a note of tragedy at times into her voice.

she might be happy in some nook角落which had no memories.

To escape the past and all that appertained屬於;有關聯thereto was to annihilate殲滅,消滅;徹底擊潰;毀滅it, and to do that she would have to get away.

The recuperative恢復中的;具恢復力的power

The Rally重新振作(精神等);恢復(健康等)

kindred有血緣關係的;同族的

diminution縮小,減少,降低

deprived of her smile

engirdled (用帶子)圍繞,環繞

countenance面容,臉色;表情

nondescript單調的,沒趣的meal

upland高地,山地of heath荒原

meads草地

felt akin to同類的;近似的the landscape

patch小塊土地

All my prettiness漂亮;可愛comes from her

rankness繁茂

verdant長滿綠色植物的

It was intrinsically從本質上(講) different from

her disastrous sojourn逗留;旅居at Trantridge

myriads無數,大量 of cows

lea草原,牧草地

speckled有斑點的

a canvas by Van Alsloot (Denis van Alsloot (Dutch: Denijs van Alsloot) (c. 1570, Mechelen – c. 1626) was a Flemish painter. He initially painted using the style of Gillis van Coninxloo, but after 1610 gradually developed a style of his own. This style can be seen in paintings such as The feast of the Ommegang (Museo del Prado, Madrid) and Procession to Mary at the Zavel in Brussels (Victoria and Albert Museum, London). At the beginning of the 17th century, in either 1600 or 1606, his career rose when he served as court painter to Albert and Isabella. Hendrick de Clerck painted sometimes the people in his works. Van Alsloot's work can be regarded as a precursor to modern Landscape art.)
Sallaert ((b Brussels, c. 1580-90; d Brussels, July 1650). Flemish painter, draughtsman and printmaker. He became a master painter in Brussels in 1613 and executed numerous commissions, mostly of a religious nature, for the Archduke Albert's court, the new Jesuit church and the town hall. He also made paintings for churches in the villages around Brussels, notably the cycle of 12 paintings depicting the History of the Church at Alsemberg for Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk at Alsemberg (1647-9; in situ). Secular subjects, including mythological themes, occur in his tapestry designs, such as those for the Story of Theseus (c. 1620-35), woven in the Brussels workshop of Jan Raes the younger ( fl 1628-37).)
burghers自治市(或城鎮)居民;(思想保守的中產階級)市民[C]

ripe成熟的;適宜食用的,醇美的

dun暗褐色kine雌牛

the new air was clear, bracing令人振奮的,使人心曠神怡的, ethereal如空氣般輕的;飄逸的;精緻的.

turbid渾濁的;污濁的

incautious不小心的;輕率的 wader跋涉者;涉水者;涉水禽

pebbly多卵石的;有卵石花紋的

crow-foot【植】毛茛

no invidious)招致不滿的,惹人不快的 eyes upon her

photosphere光球;(尤指太陽之)光球層

a young woman of twenty, one who mentally and sentimentally had not finished growing

transmutation變形;變質;變化.

psalter(禮拜時用的)詩篇歌集

unexpended未耗盡的

women do as a rule live through such humiliations, and regain their spirits, and again look about them with an interested eye.

aright正確地;恰當地

feat功績,業績;英勇事跡

attenuated細長的;瘦長的

spoils戰利品;贓物

hemmed包圍;禁閉

verdant長滿綠色植物的

placid平靜的,寧靜的;平和的,溫和的;沈著的

to excite the mind of a solitary heron

phlegmatically黏液質的;冷淡的;遲鈍的;冷靜的 waiting

steading農場的建築物;農場

barton巴頓(男子名,涵義:住在大麥田裡的人)

eaves簷,屋簷

flanks脅;脅腹

profundity深度;深淵.

facades (建築物的)正面;前面

stalled被關入畜舍

succulent多水分的

large-veined udders乳房;乳腺 hung ponderous沈重的;笨重的;粗大的 as
sandbags

mulch護蓋物;護根層

three-legged stool

sturdy健壯的,結實的;健康的

"pinner"有垂飾的頭巾帽

pew(供一家人專用的)教堂座席

as a matter of form merely

apprised告知,通知 of

pail桶;提桶

battalion營,大隊

enticement引誘物

brimstone硫磺

tranters【英】【方】攤販

aground擱淺;船(觸礁), 在地上

leery猜疑的; 機敏的 and tired

lo看!瞧! and behold

interlocutor對話者

discernible可識別的

'Tis knack本領;熟練技巧,妙法,訣竅, not strength, that does it.

clogged塞滿;阻塞,堵塞

mulch護蓋物;護根層

vicissitudes變遷,世事變化

for a moment she could not remember where she had met him; and then it
flashed upon her that he was ..

anterior to以前的;較早的[(+to)]

lest擔心,

ploughman農夫

auditors聽者;聽眾之

assertion斷言,言明

straggled散落;四散;零星地出現

prints印花布

They were blooming young women

acquire a practical skill in the various processes of farming,
tenure身職位 of a home-farm, as
circumstances

entry into the ranks of the agriculturists and breeders飼養動物的人;培育植物的人

peremptorily獨斷地;橫蠻地;斷然地

ordained任命...為牧師(或神父等),授...以聖職

untenable難以防守的,不能防守的 redemptive贖回的;拯救的 theolatry."

stultified使顯得愚蠢

ordination聖職之任命

devout虔誠的;虔敬的

elusively易忘記地;令人困惑地

theological thimble頂針-riggers索具操縱工;裝配工

opine想;以為;認為

underwrite同意

Epistle使徒書

your mother and me economizing and stinting限制;節制, 節省;吝惜
ourselves to give you a University education

so rooted was the idea in his mind

desultory雜亂的;散漫的;不連貫的;古怪的 studies

evince 表明;顯示出

observances禮儀,儀式

austerities苦行,禁慾生活

entrapped使投羅網, 欺騙;使陷入

had bred in him an unconquerable, and almost unreasonable, aversion厭惡,反感[ to modern town life

lead指導,榜樣

homely樸實無華的;不做作的 sitting-room.

strumming(漫不經心地)彈(弦樂器) upon an old harp

saying when in a bitter humour that he might have to get his living by it in the streets some day.

obliterated忘掉,忘卻

hobnobbed親切交談

retrogressive後退的;逆行的;退化的

variety had taken the place of monotonousness

serene安詳的;穩重的

austere禁慾的;苦行的,簡樸的

Miltonic有密爾頓風格的

Cromwellian

foibles(性格上的)小缺點;怪癖;弱點

musings沈思的

He grew away from old associations, and saw something new in life and
humanity.

he was too genteel彬彬有禮的;有教養的, to mess at their table
genteel冒充上流的;附庸風雅的: He lived in genteel poverty. 他雖窮卻愛擺排場。

mullioned有豎框的;有輻射狀框的 window

nook角落

churn攪乳器,奶油製造機

discernible可識別的

conning精讀

pirouetting【法】(芭蕾舞)腳尖旋轉;(馬術)急轉

soot煤灰;煤煙;油煙

gallows絞刑架,絞臺 (sing.)

ramble閒逛;漫步

contiguous接觸的;鄰近的

predilection嗜好;偏愛

pail桶;提桶

unceremoniously隨便地;非正式地, 無禮地;唐突地

breaking down these partialities偏愛,特別喜愛 and aversions by constant interchange

udders(母牛、母山羊等的)乳房;乳腺

compeers同伴

ostensibly表面上, 明顯地

misgiving擔憂,不安,疑慮

cuckoo-spittle唾沫

thistle薊-milk and slug蛞蝓,鼻涕蟲-slime,

exaltation欣喜;得意洋洋

plaintive悲傷的,憂鬱的,哀愁的

desultorily雜亂無章地;不連貫地

furtively偷偷地;祕密地

hobble困境[C] of being alive is rather serious

rarity珍奇,珍貴,優異

Tess's passing corporeal肉體的 blight摧殘 had been her mental harvest.

Have descended into the Valley of Humiliation

Peter the Great in a shipwright's造船工人;修船者 yard

dejected沮喪的,情緒低落的,氣餒的

pastoral牧(羊)人生活方式的

woebegone 悲哀的;憂愁的

with a frail laugh of sadness

fitfully發作地;斷斷續續地

My life looks as if it had been wasted for want of chances!

rote死記硬背

reverie白日夢;幻想

ebullition(感情等的)迸發

spurious假的;偽造的;欺騙性的

revelation揭示;暴露;顯示

fallow不活躍的,不旺盛的

held her tongue about the d'Urberville

thrushes鶇科;歌鶇, finches雀科鳴鳥

ephemeral僅有一日生命的;短暫的

placidly平靜地;滿足地

convenances 習俗,世俗,禮儀;禮節
cramp限制;約束;妨礙

modishness流行的;時髦的

arborescence樹狀;樹枝狀

converging會合;趨於會合

sapling幼樹,樹苗

stratum層;地層;(生物的)組織層

predilection嗜好;偏愛

deem認為,以為;視作

Milking was done betimes早;及時

the skimming撇取,撇去, 浮渣,被撇物

inceptive起初的;開端的

regnant佔優勢的

Magdalen悔改的賣春婦

phosphorescence磷光;發磷光

at large全部的;充分地;總的說來

a visionary essence of woman—a whole sex condensed into one typical form.

Artemis【希神】司月,狩獵,森林,野獸的女神,

Demeter【希神】司農業,豐饒,婚姻之女神

other fanciful names half teasingly, which she did not like because she did not understand them.

askance懷疑地;不讚許地

waterfowl水鳥;水禽

counterpanes床單

meadows草地,牧草地

scintillated發出火花

slovenly馬虎的;懶散的;凌亂的

Squish使發出嘎吱聲

Conjuror魔術師

tentatively試驗性地;暫時地.

churn攪乳器,奶油製造機."

He turned to Clare.

winch絞盤;絞車;錨機

ravaging毀滅;蹂躪;劫掠 her virgin innocence

saying with tender raillery開玩笑;逗趣--

pet name

fagged十分疲勞的

wretched悲慘的,痛苦的

not one knew how cruelly it touched the tender place in her experience

The evening sun was now ugly to her, like a great inflamed wound in
the sky.

outworn用舊的;陳腐的;疲憊的.

pails桶;提桶

a jovial 天性快活的;愉快的,【羅神】(大寫)(主神)朱庇特的

whose tresses(女子的)披肩長髮,秀麗長髮 were auburn赤褐色的;赭色的.

whey乳漿,乳清, and the

vat(染色、釀造等用的)大桶;大盆;瓮;缸

another of the bitter pills she had been obliged to wallow that day

Scarce the least feeling of jealousy arose in her breast

noxious有害的;有毒的

appertained【文】屬於;有關聯[(+to

overhaul全面檢查

inimical有害的,不利的

flaxen亞麻(製)的

buttercups毛茛屬植物

elfish如小精靈的;惡作劇的

demurely裝成端莊地;認真地

superfluous過剩的;多餘的,不必要的. But they got no further in speech just then. They
crept and crept, the hem(衣服等的)摺邊,摺縫, 邊,邊沿

gaiter有鬆緊而無帶子的鞋;布料高幫套鞋,

excruciated使苦惱

privateering私掠巡航

"Izzy Huett and Retty."

obscure使不顯著;使失色

yes--they are pretty girls--fresh looking
bevy一批,一群,一團

deluge洪水

the air was balmy溫和的,柔和的;宜人的 and clear.

crooked歪的,彎曲的

precarious不穩的;危險的

thistle【植】薊[C]-spud

gauzy紗似的,薄的

aviary鳥舍;禽舍;鳥類飼養場

radiantly輝煌地;清朗地.

every Jill女,少女of you."

nosegay(尤指芳香撲鼻的)花束

paltered敷衍;含糊其詞;馬虎處理with him

magnanimously崇高地,高尚地;大度寬宏地sticking to her resolve.

"Not to me," said Angel.

undulating波浪起伏的;波浪形的billow巨浪,波濤

muslin平紋細布,(做床單、枕頭套等的)棉布

froth氣泡."

I have undergone three-quarters of this labour entirely for the sake of the fourth quarter

enmity敵意;不和

malice惡意;敵意;怨恨

nooks角落

where fatalism宿命論

supplanting代替;取代

the torture was almost more than they could endure

delude欺騙;哄騙;迷惑

give herself airs, in the idea of outshining比...更優秀the others

.
The full recognition of the futility無益,徒勞of their infatuation熱戀;著迷

resignation聽任,順從;屈從---They accepted the situation in resignation. 他們無可奈何地接受了現狀

They tossed and turned on their little beds

wretched dolorous悲哀的;悲痛的;憂傷的dreams

cursory匆忙的;粗略的 way

she who knew herself to be more impassioned in nature, cleverer, more beautiful than they, was in the eyes of propriety far less worthy of him than the homelier ones whom he ignored.

ferments酵母,酵素;發酵

impregnated使懷孕

Thermidorean (The Thermidorian Reaction was a revolt in the French Revolution against the excesses of the Reign of Terror. It was triggered by a vote of the Committee of Public Safety to execute Robespierre, Saint-Just and several other leading members of the Terror. This ended the most radical phase of the French Revolution.)


enervating使人衰弱的;令人萎靡不振的

scorchings灼熱的


watercourses水道,河道;運河[ purled潺潺聲;有潺潺流水的小溪

as Clare was oppressed by the outward heats, so was he burdened inwardly by waxing fervour of passion for the soft and silent Tess.

pulverized使成粉末;研磨;把(液體)噴成霧s

blackbirds【鳥】【美】燕八哥;【英】畫眉(斑鶇屬的鳥)[C]

thrushes鶇科;歌鶇

currant無核小葡萄乾

rather in the manner of quadrupeds四足獸than of winged creatures




obsequiously諂媚地,奉承地

diurnal每日的;一日間的, 白天的

incarnation (神靈等的)化身

iteration重複;重述

reticences沈默寡言,緘默, 保留;節制

prudences精明,深謀遠慮, 節儉;善於經營

unreflecting不反省的;缺乏思考的inevitableness

his heart had outrun超過,超出his judgement

sundered分離;斷開;碎裂pair

whisked迅速移動;飛奔,疾過

Clare, restless, went out into the dusk when evening drew on, she who
had won him having retired to her chamber.

sultry悶熱的;酷熱的, (女子等)撩人的;淫蕩的

hearths壁爐地面;爐床

noctambulist夢遊者

Feeling had indeed smothered使窒息,使透不過氣來;把...悶死, 厚厚地覆蓋judgement that day.

his temporary existence here was to be the merest episode in his life

screened掩蔽;遮護;包庇alcove (庭園的)凹深僻靜處;避暑別墅

apostrophizing it with Walt Whitman--


Crowds of men and women attired in the usual costumes,
How curious you are to me!--

plunging into跳入;投入

engrossing使人全神貫注的;引人入勝的world

reconnoiter 偵察;勘察

confederacy聯盟;同盟;聯邦

magnitude重大,重要

pachydermatous厚臉皮的

heterodoxy非正統;異端

Clare was a man with a conscience. Tess was no insignificant creature to toy with and dismiss

vouchsafe惠予,賜予;給予

fervid熱情的

impressionable敏感的;易受影響的

every heave使鼓起,使起伏of his pulse

impassioned充滿激情的;慷慨激昂的;熱烈的

the birds muffled使(聲音)低沈;消(音)[H] their song

Vicarage教區;牧師住宅

staunch堅定的,可靠的

vestry教區會、教區委員會-door

cambric麻紗morning-gown

an overpowering reluctance to greet her made him decide that she had not seen him.

Antinomianism廢棄道德律論;唯信仰論 (Predestination is a religious concept, which involves the relationship between God and his creation. The religious character of predestination distinguishes it from other ideas about determinism and free will. Those who believe in predestination, such as John Calvin, believe that before the creation God determined the fate of the universe throughout all of time and space.)

gaunt憔悴的;枯瘦的

Wycliff, Huss, Luther, Calvin; an Evangelical of the Evangelicals, a Conversionist, a man of Apostolic (常作A-)羅馬教皇的

determinism決定論

renunciative宣佈脫離關係;(對子女等的)拒絕承認

Schopenhauer叔本华

Leopardi

Canons (教會的)教規and Rubric寫在禮拜規程裡的禮儀指示

antipathetic生來嫌惡的,格格不入的,懷有反感的, 引起反感(或厭惡)的

it might have resulted far better for mankind if Greece had been the source of the religion of modern civilization, and not Palestine

austerely嚴肅地;嚴正地

geocentric【天】由地心開始測量的,由地心出發觀察的;地心的

zenithal天頂的;絕頂的paradise, a nadiral最低點;深淵hell

Life, felt only the great passionate pulse of existence, unwarped, uncontorted, untrammelled不受限制的;無拘無束的;自由的by those creeds教義,信條

prig一本正經的人;道貌岸然的人

prude假裝正經的人, 老古板

domiciliary住宅的

enthroned使佔最高地位;推崇
Correggio (Antonio Allegri da Correggio, usually known simply as Correggio, (August 1489 – March 5, 1534) was the foremost painter of the Parma school of the Italian Renaissance, who was responsible for some of the most vigorous and sensuous works of the 16th century. In his use of dynamic composition, illusionistic perspective and dramatic foreshortening, Correggio prefigured the Rococo art of the 18th century.)
decried責難;誹謗

Velasquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary baroque period, important as a portrait artist. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, he painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family, other notable European figures, and commoners, culminating in the production of his masterpiece Las Meninas (1656).)
委拉斯蓋茲[1]，全名迭戈·羅德里格斯·德席爾瓦-委拉斯開茲（西班牙文：Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez，1599年6月6日－1660年8月6日），是文艺复兴后期西班牙最伟大的画家，对后来的画家影响很大，弗朗西斯科·戈雅认为他是自己的“伟大教师之一”。对印象派的影响也很大。
Las Meninas as a metaphor for the distracted attraction of courtship. 《宮女》（西班牙文：Las Meninas）是西班牙黃金時代畫家委拉斯開茲在1656年的一幅畫作，現收藏於馬德里的普拉多博物館。此作品帶有複雜且難解的構圖，引起了關於實景與虛景的難題；並建構了觀察者與畫中人物間的不穩定關係。由於這些複雜性，《宮女》是西方繪畫中經歷最多分析與研究的作品之一。
sedulously勤勉地;孜孜不倦地

growing social ineptness不適當的

growing mental limitations

Diocesan主教管區的Synod宗教會議and Visitations (視為上帝的)懲罰;災禍,苦難

mainsprings主要原因,主要動機;主要動力

offshoot (從樹木等主幹分出來的)分枝

allotted專款的,撥出的;指定的

dogmatist教條主義者

frugal節約的,儉樸的

viands (常用複)食品;食物

attacks of delirium tremens【醫】(因酒精中毒引起的)震顫性譫妄

lucidly清晰地;透明地.

tipple酒;烈酒

he might not feel himself unduly過度地,過分地, 不適當地;不正當地 slighted輕視;藐視;怠慢, 忽視;疏.

afield遠離著(家鄉)

flummery假恭維;胡說

devout虔誠的;虔敬的

a Pauline view of humanity

helpmate

receptive善於接受的;能容納的

vestal處女的;純潔的,

in personal appearance, exceptionally beautiful

parlance說法;語調

unflinchingly不畏縮地

But she IS a lady, nevertheless--in feeling and nature."

accomplished善於社交的;有教養的

unimpeachable無可指責的;無可懷疑的;清白的

"O Angel, you are mocking!"

prone to有...傾向的,易於...的[F][(+to)][+to-v]

tact老練;機智;得體;圓滑

aptness性情;傾向

varnish虛飾;外表

palatable美味的

extended from the cultivated middle-class into the rural community

stratum社會階層or class.

squareness公正,誠實;一絲不苟

pernicious有害的,有毒的;惡性的,致命的, 壞的,邪惡的 Calvinistic doctrine

a young upstart暴富的squire鄉紳;大地主named d'Urberville

they are spurious假的;偽造的;欺騙性的

but lyrically, dramatically, and even historically, I am tenderly attached to them

developed the most culpable該責備的;有罪的 passions

pulpit (總稱)教士,牧師

scruple對...有顧慮,對...感到於心不安

gratuitous免費的;無償的;無報酬的

rugged高低不平的;粗糙的;粗線條的;多皺紋的face

self-abnegation放棄;自我克制;否認

Corinthians哥林斯的;哥林斯人的, 花花公子;浪蕩子

sanguine懷著希望的;樂觀的, 血色好的,紅潤的

garish炫耀的;過分裝飾的

knoll圓丘,小丘

green trough飼料槽;飲水槽

sappiness多樹液的 and humidity

alluvial沖積的;沖積土中的 soil

denizens居住者,居民

wood-hooped環形的pails桶;提桶

large-leaved rhubarb大黃根(作瀉劑用)

incarnate人體化的,化身的 than

bespeaks證明;表示

fibrils細纖維;【動】纖絲

flinch畏懼;退縮

careworn(因擔憂、辛勞等而)消瘦憔悴的,憂心忡忡的,操勞過度的

corollary. 必然的結果

Driven to subterfuge藉口;託辭, she stammered--

You quite misapprehend誤解 my parents. They are the most simple-mannered
people alive, and quite unambitious.

apparently imbibed吸收,接受 in childhood

Tractarian牛津運動者 as to phraseology語法;措辭, and Pantheistic泛神論(者)的 as to essence

conformed to符合

undulations起伏

downcast垂頭喪氣的,萎靡不振的

gets many snubs嚴厲斥責;厲聲制止 and buffetings肆虐;傷害

expostulate勸告;告誡

lax散漫的;放縱的

leave such pigs to their wallowing墮落

tremulousness發抖;膽小

go afield去野外

bevy一批,一群,一團

daunt嚇倒, 使氣餒,使畏縮

His experience of women was great enough for him to be aware that
the negative often meant nothing more than the preface to the
affirmative

dallyings遊蕩;閒混;延誤 of coyness

trowing相信;想,以為

gratis免費

conned精讀 the characters of her face

sedge莎草,苔

phlegmatic冷淡的;遲鈍的

rueing懊悔,後悔,悔恨;悲嘆

strands困境

circumspectly慎重地;留心地

curd凝乳

dabbling濺,灑

whey乳漿,乳清

sheaf束

tantalizing逗人的;惹弄人的;撩人的.

coquette賣弄風情的女子, upon

convolvulus旋花屬植物

pollard去梢之樹

acquiescence默認;默許;默從

scrupulousness小心翼翼

forge熔鐵爐

pollard去梢之樹 willows


Something definite was afoot在進行中的;活動著的

spasmodically發作性地.

supplemented增補,補充

What was comedy to them was tragedy to her; and she could hardly bear their mirth歡笑;高興.

wriggling蠕動;扭動;蜿蜒而行 path

the heaviest of crosses to herself--seemed but amusement to others. It was as if people should laugh at martyrdom受難,折磨.

gully水溝,溝渠,

scrupulous一絲不苟的;認真做事的

domiciliary住宅的 comradeship

blandishment勸誘;奉承

fitful斷續的;不規則的;反覆無常的 evasiveness模稜兩可,含糊其詞;逃避

coaxing勸誘;哄

broody思考的,想不開的

farrowing產(仔豬)

tutelary守護的;監護的

she coveted垂涎;貪圖;渴望 the recantation改變論調;取消主張 she feared.

basked in(在某種環境或氣氛中)感到適意it.

equinox晝夜平分時(春分或秋分)[C]

peremptorily獨斷地;橫蠻地;斷然地

tremulous震顫的;顫抖的he

intrepidly 無畏地;勇猛地to let

self-immolation供奉牲禮;犧牲;祭品

supernumerary多餘的

scant不足的;貧乏的;少量的 habiliments衣服;裝飾;裝備

clucking發咯咯聲呼喚(或表示)

herald預示...的來臨-drops of rain

fitful斷續的;不規則的;反覆無常的

lustreless無光澤的 sheets of lead

carnation淡紅色;肉色; 康乃馨

tinge色調,色彩

calico印花棉布

drizzle毛毛雨

uncongenial不情投意合的

cranks曲柄,曲軸

centurions(古羅馬軍團的)百人隊隊長

"Well, yes; perhaps; particularly centurions."

disabuse使省悟 your mind

aptness才能,
industrious勤勉的,勤奮的,勤勞的

tillers耕作者,農夫 of the soil

snobbish勢利眼的,

rumpus喧囂;爭吵

rend撕碎,扯破

for the first time Clare learnt what an impassioned woman's kisses were like upon the lips of one whom she loved with all her heart and soul

lucubrations苦心的著作

I hope that is of no ill-omen for us now!"

blab洩漏(祕密), 瞎說亂講, 多嘴的人

Hogshead一種大桶

disinterested無私的;公正的, chivalrous騎士時代的;騎士的道德準則的,有騎士風範的;俠義的;殷勤的;正直的

free from grossness粗野,下流

fastidious愛挑剔的;難討好的;過分講究的 emotion

infelicitous不幸的;不適當的

swerved使突然轉向;使轉彎

elusive 難以理解的,難以記起的

betrothal訂婚

brinks邊,邊緣

tributary納貢的,附庸的,從屬的

the sound of some purling潺潺地流動 weir堰;壩

sward草地;草皮

alluvial沖積土;沖積層


shovelfuls一鏟子的量of loam壤土

subtilized使稀薄;使纖細to

grazing放牧

dalliance調戲

eyes askance斜著眼睛;斜, 懷疑地;不讚許地

buoyancy輕鬆的心情of her tread, like the skim飛快地掠過(或滑過of a
bird

enveloped her as a photosphere光球;(尤指太陽之)光球層, irradiated照耀;照亮;使生輝her into forgetfulness of her past sorrows

homage敬;敬意;崇敬

facile易做到的

impetuously激烈地;性急地

when she depended for her happiness entirely on him

With the woman's instinct to hide she diverged離題hastily--

"I should have had four years more of your heart than I can ever have
now. Then I should not have wasted my time as I have done--I should
have had so much longer happiness!"

When she came back she was herself again.

multifarious多種的;繁雜的;多方面的details of my new position

when it loomed隱約地出現;陰森地逼近so near

stolid不動感情的;冷淡的;神經麻木的

improvised臨時做;臨時提供;臨時湊成 phlegm鎮定.
penitential後悔的;悔罪的

abeyance中止;暫擱

gnats小煩擾;瑣碎事情

relegated貶謫;放逐

gravel砂礫,碎石-cliff

squirting噴射,注射

weirs堰;壩

culverts陰溝;地下電纜管道

vociferation喧嚷;吼叫

I should carry you off then as my property

ostensibly表面上

precipitancy貿然的行動;輕率的做法, 性急;輕率

bucolic鄉下風味的life

idyllic田園詩的;牧歌的

Yet he was very far from seeing his future track clearly

His influence over her had been so marked that she had caught his manner and habits, his speech and phrases, his likings and his aversions.

lest she should lose her dear prize.

banns預先宣佈某二人將結婚的公告

How events were favouring her!

All this good fortune may be scourged使痛苦;折磨out of me afterwards by a lot of ill.

blithely歡樂地;快活地;無掛慮地

Queen Guinevere (inevere was the legendary queen consort of King Arthur. She was most famous for her love affair with Arthur's chief knight Sir Lancelot, which first appears in Chrétien de Troyes' Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart. This motif was picked up in all the cyclical Arthurian literature, starting with the Lancelot-Grail Cycle of the early 13th century and carrying through the Post-Vulgate Cycle and Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. Their betrayal of Arthur leads to the downfall of the kingdom.)


jaunt遠足;短途旅遊

holly冬青;冬青屬植物and mistletoe【植】槲寄生

happiness superadded再加上,添加,附加,追加to beauty

comely秀麗的,漂亮的,悅目的maid

ostler馬夫,

"We shall go away, a very long distance, hundreds of miles
from these parts, and such as this can never happen again, and no
ghost of the past reach there."

pummelling用拳頭打

drachm古代希臘的銀幣

revelation揭示;暴露;顯示

temerarious不顧一切的;大膽的;魯莽的and risky

whit (多用於否定句中)一點點,絲毫

eyrie高山上的房舍(城堡)

being in full bustle of preparation; and descending to her own room
she destroyed the letter there.

blunders大錯

quixotic唐吉訶德式的;狂想的;不能實現的

whirled頭暈眼花,感到昏亂

plodding蹣跚而行的

eclipsed all sinister contingencies意外事故;偶然事件

felloes輪緣,輪輞

postilion左馬御者

venerable令人肅然起敬的;可尊敬的

gout痛風

bruisings挫傷

cumbrous笨重的

stellar主要的;顯著的


meekness溫順,順從;懦弱


ringers打鈴人

louvred裝百葉窗的;百葉式的 belfry鐘樓

caravan有篷卡車

contrite悔罪的;痛悔的

culpable該責備的;有罪的

reticence沈默寡言,緘默

supplication懇求,哀求;祈禱,祈求

Her idolatry 偶像崇拜;盲目崇拜;過度崇信of this man was such that she herself almost feared it to be ill-omened.


Friar Laurence (Friar Lawrence or Friar Laurence) is a character in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.Friar Lawrence plays the part of an advisor to Romeo, along with aiding in major plot developments)
: "These violent delights have violent ends."

crowing(雄雞)啼,報曉 of a cock

palings 樁;欄柵;籬笆

whose lineaments面貌;外貌;輪廓特徵 once seen can never be forgotten

charwoman 打雜的女佣人


draughty通風良好的

harridans醜老太婆;巫婆;魔女

surcharged使負擔過重 with emotion

winced畏縮;退避 like a wounded animal

under injunction命令;指令;訓諭 to

flustered激動不安的;慌張的

in trust for your wife託管,信託;管理,照顧

incongruous不合適的;不適宜的;不相稱 act

heirlooms祖傳遺物,傳家寶

donned穿上;披上;穿著

fine feathers make fine birds

acreage英畝數;以英畝計算的土地面積


Tess's sense of her striking appearance

The ale had gone flat(啤酒等)走了氣的;走了味的 with long standing.

skein一束,一絞


withy細枝;柳條繩索-bed

belated誤期的;太遲的

wistfully沈思地;憂愁地

gratuity賞錢,小費

they had deserved better at the hands of Fate. She had deserved worse--yet she was the chosen one. It was wicked of her to take all without paying. She would pay to the uttermost farthing

andirons(暖爐或壁爐的)鐵製柴架;薪架

Providential上帝的;根據神意的 interposition介入;干涉 .

I did not mention it because I was afraid of endangering my chance
of you, darling, the great prize of my life

I thought it might frighten you away from me. I put it off




plenary完全的,充分的;絕對的

dissipation放蕩

grate爐柵,爐格

exculpatory辯解的

strait困境,危難

iteration重複;重述

imparted告知;透露

In the strenuousness緊張的;艱苦的;繁重的

perfunctory敷衍的,馬虎的;得過且過的

prestidigitation變戲法


"I repeat, the woman I have been loving is not you." -"But who?" - "Another woman in your shape."

imposter騙子;冒充者

flaccid軟弱的

strained牽強附會的

apathetically不露感情地;無動於衷地,不感興趣地;冷淡地

inimical敵意的,不友好的

smothering忍住,抑制;扼殺

agape洞開著(的),張開著(的)