A CASE OF IDENTITY

stale變得不新鮮;變得陳舊

platitudes平凡;陳腐;陳詞濫調

crudest粗糙的,粗陋的

teetotaler絕對禁酒者,禁酒主義者

hurling猛力投擲

amethyst【礦】紫水晶,水碧

homely 樸實無華的;不做作的 ways and simple life

The larger crimes are apt易於...的;有...傾向的;[F][+to-v] to be the simpler

intricate錯綜複雜的;複雜精細的

fur boa 女用圍巾 round her neck

panoply全副盔甲, 全副穿戴;壯麗的陳列(或裝飾)

affaire de coeur (A love affair)

the matter is not too delicate需要小心處理的;微妙的;棘手的for communication

purport目的,意圖, (文章等的)意義,涵義,主旨

Sherlock Holmes, with his finger-tips together and his eyes to
the ceiling.

vacuous空虛的f

plumber管子工,鉛管工

foreman工頭,領班

goodwill (商店,企業等的)信譽,商譽

rambling蔓生的;雜亂的;散漫的and inconsequential不重要的narrative

a single lady can get on very nicely upon an income of about 60 pounds

He slept on the premises房宅(或辦公室)連全部建築及地基;生產場所,經營場址

Be chaffed戲弄,逗弄by all the other clerks about having letters from a lady

axiom原理,原則,規律

quinsy【醫】(扁桃體炎引起的)扁桃體周圍膿腫

I should ask his leave許可,同意

I didn't want to do anything on the sly

cabman計程車司機;車夫

to throw any light upon what became of him

muff皮手筒

great claret紅葡萄酒 importers

Let the whole incident be a sealed book, and do not allow it
to affect your life.

"You are very kind, Mr. Holmes, but I cannot do that. I shall be
true to Hosmer. He shall find me ready when he comes back."

For all the preposterous十分荒謬的,可笑的;反常的;乖戾的 hat and the vacuous空虛的 face, there was something noble in the simple faith of our visitor which compelled our respect.

trite平庸的;陳腐的

You will find parallel相同的;類似的[(+to)] cases, if you consult my index, in Andover in '77

The maiden herself was most instructive有教育意義的;有啟發性的