The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb

inception開始,開端,起初

set forth en bloc【法】全體;總括 in a single half-column of print

persuaded him to forgo放棄,拋棄 his Bohemian habits so far as to come
and visit us

had cured of a painful and lingering disease

tout偵查者

heather【植】石南屬植物[U] tweed 花呢套裝[P]

his hands he had a handkerchief wrapped, which was mottled雜色的;斑駁的;斑點的 all over with bloodstains.

suffering from some strong agitation, which it took all his
strength of mind to control

poured out some water from a caraffe玻璃水(酒)瓶.

tightly round the wrist and braced it up with a twig(神經、血管等的)小支脈."

cleaver切肉刀

cotton wadding填塞物;填棉;軟團 and carbolised bandages

wincing畏縮;退避, 臉部肌肉的抽搐

he bit his lip from time to time

this emaciation消瘦;憔悴;衰弱 seemed to be his natural habit

antics(嘩眾取寵的)滑稽動作,誇張的賣弄 of this fleshless man

Even my dread of losing a client could not restrain me from showing my impatience.


we could easily give you a shake-down. 臨時的地舖

fuller's【紡】縮絨工,漂洗者 -earth is a valuable product, and that it is only found in one or two places in England

the face and manner of my patron had made an unpleasant impression upon
me

The country roads seem to be not very good in that part of the world, for we lurched(船)突然傾斜 and jolted terribly.

porch門廊;入口處

the front of the house

fumbled亂摸;摸索 about looking for matches

in spite of my ignorance of German I could see that two of them were treatises論文;專著 on science

I am somewhat headstrong固執的,剛愎的,任性的;不受管束的 by nature

monomaniac【醫】偏執狂者.

with a chinchilla【動】栗鼠類之毛皮 beard growing out of the creases of his double chin

a morose脾氣壞的;陰鬱的;孤僻的 and silent man

the descending piston【機】活塞

a regurgitation反胃;反芻, 湧回;流回 of water

fuller's-earth(Fuller's earth is any non-plastic clay or claylike earthy material that can be used to decolorize, filter, and purify animal, mineral, and vegetable oils and greases.)

cadaverous死屍樣的;灰白色的face

in the silence I heard a sound which sent my heart into my mouth

the clank of the levers and the swish嗖嗖聲 of the leaking cylinder

shapeless pulp黏漿狀物質;果肉;果泥;菜泥

sodden濕透的 with dew

needed to have his machine overhauled全面檢查

inexorable無動於衷的;毫不寬容的,無情的face

ruse策略;花招;詐術enough

They are coiners造幣者on a large scale, and have used the machine to form the amalgam【化】汞合金,汞齊, 混合物which has taken the place of silver.

perturbed使心緒不寧,使不安,煩擾

ruefully悲傷地;可憐地;悲慘地

"Experience," said Holmes, laughing. "Indirectly it may be of value."