Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott

halter給...套上韁繩

The Author of the Waverley Novels (Sir Walter Scott)

unabated不衰的;不減弱的

artificers設計者;發明家;創造者

preeminent卓越的;顯著的d

an artist or poet may be master exclusively of modes of thought, and powers
of expression, which confine him to a single course of subjects.

impeded妨礙,阻礙;阻止

he was not only likely to weary out the indulgence of his readers, but also greatly to limit his own power of affording them pleasure.

dromedaries單峰駱駝

trite平庸的;陳腐的

vanquished征服,擊敗;克服,抑制

vanquished征服,擊敗;克服,抑制

obstinate頑固的,固執的

buxom體型豐滿的

incognito隱姓埋名的

Scottish metrical韻律的;詩韻的

retinue (總稱)隨員,扈從

orisons (常複數)【書】祈禱

annunciation通告;公佈

yore昔時,往昔

Civil Wars of the Roses

a period towards the end of the reign of Richard I

exorbitant(要求,收費等的)過高的;過分的

during the reign of Stephen

the prudence節儉;善於經營, 精明,深謀遠慮 of Henry the Second

a state of vassalage封臣的身分

striving努力,奮鬥

impending即將發生的;逼近的

the inferior gentry, or Franklins

precarious不穩的;危險的

vexation煩惱,苦惱;惱火, 苦惱的原因;使人惱火的事情
Conquest by Duke William of Normandy

the battle of Hastings

extirpated使連根拔起, 滅絕;破除

nourishing the most inveterate根深的 antipathy反感,厭惡 to their victor勝利者,戰勝者;得勝者

predilection嗜好;偏愛

the laws of the chase趕出,驅逐

the subjugated征服;制服;使屈從

a court was emulated同...競爭;盡力趕上

rustics鄉下人,莊稼人

the victors and the vanquished征服,擊敗;克服,抑制

premise預述(條件等);引導(論述等)

apt to 易於...的;有...傾向的;forget

insurrection起義;暴動;造反;叛亂

glades林間空地

gnarled多瘤的;多節的

sward草地;草皮

beeches山毛櫸木材, hollies冬青;冬青屬植物, and copsewood矮樹叢中之樹

receded收回,撤回

vistas狹長的景色;遠景

intricacy錯綜複雜

silvan有森林的

the rites of Druidical superstition-a circle of rough unhewn未經斧削成形的stones, of large dimensions.

partaking分享,分擔

primeval初期的;太古的;原始的 vestment法衣;祭袍[

inferred推斷,推論;猜想

ancient hauberk(中古時代之)鎖子甲

Scottish Highlander(H-)蘇格蘭高地的人;蘇格蘭高地聯隊士兵

a broad leathern belt, secured by a brass buckle

scrip便條;臨時憑證

accoutred穿,配備,裝備

sharp-pointed, and two-edged knives, with a buck's雄鹿;公羊;牡兔;羚羊-horn handle

scorched把...燒焦,把...烤焦

impediment妨礙,阻礙;障礙物

gorget頸甲;(裝飾用的)領子;頸及肩部之護巾 was engraved, in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport意義,涵義,主旨:--"Gurth, the son of Beowulph, is the born thrall奴隸;奴僕 of Cedric of Rotherwood."

drapery布匹;紡織品

gaiters有鬆緊而無帶子的鞋;布料高幫套鞋

bandeau細絲帶;束髮帶;寬緊調節帶

coronet冠狀頭飾, (馬的)蹄冠

hussar輕騎兵.

lath木板條,條板

Harlequin喜劇角色, 丑角