A Scandal in Bohemian (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

abhorrent悖逆的,背離的,相反的

He never spoke of the softer passions, save除...之外 with a gibe嘲諷話 and a sneer.

dubious曖昧的,含糊的

Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul

alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.

wooing求婚

seized with a keen desire to see Holmes

his tall, spare瘦的 figure pass twice in a dark silhouette against
the blind

effusive過分熱情的

gasogene

go into harness: to go to work."

deduce演繹,推論i

she is incorrigible屢教不改的,不可救藥的, and my wife has given her notice

scored刻痕;劃線;做記號

double deduction that you had …

malignant有惡意的,邪惡的boot-slitting specimen傢伙,怪人of the London slavey打雜女僕

iodoform

bulge腫脹,凸塊

where he has secreted隱藏,藏匿 his stethoscope聽診器

remarked談到;評論;說

I am baffled使困惑,難住, 使受挫折,阻撓until you explain your process

You see, but you do not observe.

quarters地方,地域---He traveled in all quarters of the earth when he was young. 他年輕時曾周遊世界。

Insensibly不知不覺地;極細微地;徐徐地 one begins to twist facts to suit
theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

presumably據推測;大概,可能;想必


Egria. It is in a German-speaking country--in Bohemia, not far from Carlsbad. 'Remarkable as being the scene of the death of Wallenstein (Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein (also Waldstein; Czech: Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna[1] September 24, 1583 – February 25, 1634))

It is the German who is so uncourteous無禮的,不知禮儀的to his verbs.

grating摩擦;磨碎wheels against the curb勒馬繩

brougham一種有篷馬車

Boswell為好友或當代名人作傳者

It would be a pity to miss it."

His dress was rich(顏色)濃豔的 with a richness which would, in England, be looked upon as akin同類的;近似的 to bad taste.

astrakhan(俄國阿斯特拉罕產的)鬈毛羔皮

flame泛紅-coloured silk

secured at the neck with a brooch女用胸針(或領針)

beryl【礦】綠寶石

Boots which extended halfway up his calves, and which were trimmed at the tops with rich brown fur

impression of barbaric opulence財富;豐富

vizard【古】(頭盔的)面甲 mask

a man of honour and discretion謹慎,考慮周到

august威嚴的;令人敬畏的;尊嚴的

The circumstances are of great delicacy微妙;棘手

quench熄滅;撲滅;平

implicates牽連;連累 the great House of Ormstein (Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein), hereditary世襲的,傳代的kings of Bohemia

the languid, lounging閒蕩;閒逛figure of the man

with a gesture of desperation絕望;不顧一切,拼命, he tore the mask from his face and hurled猛力投擲 it upon the ground

Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein, and hereditary King of Bohemia

come incognito隱姓埋名地 from Prague

docketing在...上附標籤 all paragraphs concerning men and things

became entangled被纏住的 with this young person, wrote her some compromising妥協的;讓步的 letters

committed an indiscretion不慎重,輕率;言行失檢;不明智行為

she has been waylaid攔截. There has been no result."

She has the face of the most beautiful of women, and
the mind of the most resolute of men.

The betrothal訂婚 was publicly proclaimed.

carte blanche自由行使權；全權
--- Blank cheque, a cheque that has no numerical value entered, but is already signed
----Full Powers, term in international law referring to the authority of a person to sign a treaty or convention on behalf of a sovereign state.
heavy chamois羚羊皮leather bag from under his cloak

"Was the photograph a cabinet私下的,祕密的?"

grim陰森的,令人生畏的;猙獰的

exalted (地位)高貴的;崇高的station of his client

his keen, incisive銳利的,尖銳的,敏銳的;尖刻鋒利的reasoning, which made it a
pleasure to me to study his system of work

disentangled 鬆開;解開;使解脫the most inextricable無法解決的 mysteries

So accustomed was I to his invariable success that the very possibility of his failing had ceased to enter into my head.

groom馬伕

ill-kempt梳理過的

disreputable骯髒的;破舊的

freemasonry (亦作F-)共濟會之原則及禮儀等among horsey愛馬的;喜好賽馬(或騎馬獵狐)的 men

bijou小巧美觀的,像珠寶的 villa

preposterous十分荒謬的,可笑的;反常的;乖戾的

mews馬廄改建成的住房

I lent the ostlers馬夫 a hand in rubbing down their horses

She is the daintiest(對食物等)過分講究的,愛挑剔的, 美味的,可口的 thing under a bonnet on this planet.

dashing時髦的;華麗的;瀟灑的

Mr. Godfrey Norton, of the Inner Temple (The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns. Located in London, the Inn is both a professional body for many barristers which provides legal training, selection and regulation. It is ruled by a governing council called "Parliament", made up of the Masters of the Bench (or "Benchers"), and led by the Treasurer, who is elected to serve a one-year term. The Temple takes its name from the Knights Templar, who originally leased the land to the inhabitants of the Temple (or Templars) until their abolition in 1312. The Inner Temple was certainly a distinct society from at least 1388, although as with all the Inns of Court their precise date of founding is not known. After a disruptive early period (during which the Temple was almost entirely destroyed in the Peasant's Revolt) it flourished, becoming the second largest Inn during the Elizabethan period (after Gray's Inn).)

He was a remarkably handsome man, dark, aquiline (似鷹嘴)彎曲的,鉤狀的, and moustached

looking even more flurried慌張的;激動的than before

landau蘭道馬車(一種四輪馬車);同型的舊式汽車

she was a lovely woman, with a face that a man might die for.

a surpliced【宗】白袈裟clergyman

expostulating勸告;告誡

I lounged (懶洋洋地)倚,靠,躺up the side aisle like any other idler

"'Come, man, come, only three minutes, or it won't be legal.'

assisting in the secure tying up of Irene Adler, spinster未婚女子, to
Godfrey Norton, bachelor.

preposterous十分荒謬的,可笑的;反常的;乖戾的

sally出擊;突圍

my plans very seriously menaced威脅,恐嚇;危及

It is nothing very formidable可怕的,令人畏懼的,

Nonconformist (N-)不屬於聖公會的英國基督教徒, 不順從一般公認信念習慣的人 clergyman

benevolent仁慈的,厚道的,有愛心的

The stage lost a fine actor, even as science lost an acute reasoner, when he became a specialist in crime.

rattled發出咯咯聲up to the door

loafing遊蕩,閒逛men

scuffle扭打;亂鬥

he was seized with compunction良心的責備;悔恨;內疚

I hardened my heart

ulster良心的責備;悔恨;內疚

ostlers馬夫

accomplice共犯,同謀,幫兇

in quest of探尋 (looking for)

secure把...弄牢;關緊, 使安全;掩護;保衛it.

in a recess (山脈,牆壁等的)凹處;壁龕behind a sliding panel

A little over-precipitance魯莽may ruin all

"And when will you call?"

my brougham一種有篷馬車is waiting

of my own station身分,地位

sardonic冷嘲的,譏諷的

chagrin懊惱;悔恨;苦惱

It was dated at midnight of the preceding night and ran in this way:

imprudently魯莽地;不小心地

one whom he has cruelly wronged

pistle書信(尤指寫得嚴肅且帶有教訓意味的信函)