Pride And Prejudice· Chapter 12· Ⅱ
turnpike road:? a "turnpike road" refers to a type of toll road that was common in England during the 18th and 19th centuries. Turnpike roads were maintained and operated by private companies, and travelers had to pay a toll or fee to use them. The revenue from these tolls was used to maintain the road and fund any necessary repairs.
eg. And instead of entering the park, she turned up the lane, which led her farther from the turnpike road.
(上網(wǎng)百度了一下turnpike road是收費(fèi)高速公路的意思,于是又ChatGPT了一下,沒(méi)想到17世紀(jì)的英格蘭就有收費(fèi)公路了)
paling: a fence made from long, thin pieces of wood
eg. The park paling was still the boundary on one side, and she soon passed one of the gates into the ground.
verdure: (the green colour of) fresh, healthy plants
eg. The five weeks which she had now passed in Kent had made a great difference in the country, and every day was adding to the verdure of?the early trees.
haughty: unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people
eg. And, holding out a letter, which she instinctively took, he said, with a look of haughty composure, ……
repugnance: a feeling of disgust caused by behaviour or beliefs, etc. that are very unpleasant
eg. But there are other causes of repugnance.
remonstrance:?(formal)?a complaint to someone or about something
eg. But however this remonstrance might have staggered or delayed his determination, I do not suppose that it would ultimately have prevented the marriage, had it not been seconded by the assurance, which I hesitated not in giving, of your sister's indifference.
veracity: the quality of being true, honest, or accurate
eg. Of what he has particularly accused me I am ignorant, but of the truth of what I shall relate I can summon more than one witness of undoubted veracity.
pecuniary: relating to money
in lieu of代替,instead of
preferment: the process by which someone receives a more important job, position, etc.?
eg.He hoped I should not think it unreasonable for him to expect some more immediate pecuniary advantage, in lieu of the preferment, by which he could not benefited.
accede to do something: to agree to do what people have asked you to do
eg. I rather wished than believed him to be sincere; but, at any rate, was perfectly ready to?accede to his proposal.
dissipation: behaviour that involves spending too much time enjoying physical pleasures and harmful activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol
eg. And being now free from all restraint, his life was a life of idleness and dissipation.
ordain: to officially make someone a priest or other religious leader, in a religious ceremony.
eg. He had found the law a most unprofitable study, and now absolutely resolved on being ordained, if I would present him to the living in question — of which he trusted there could be little doubt, as he was well assured that I had no other person to provide for, and I could not have forgotten my revered father's intentions.
abuse: to speak to someone rudely or cruelly
eg. And he was doubtless as violent in his abuse of me to others as in his reproaches to myself.
obtrude: (especially of something unwanted) to make something or to become too noticeable, especially by interrupting
eg. How he lived, I know not. But last summer he was again most painfully obtruded on my notice.
connivance: the act of conniving, especially by knowing that something bad is happening and allowing it to continue.
eg. And by her connivance and aid he so far recommended himself to Georgiana, whose affectionate heart retained a strong impression of his kindness to her as a child, that she was persuaded to believe herself in love, and to consent to an elopement.
acquit: to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime
eg. And if you do not absolutely reject it as false, you will, I hope, acquit me henceforth of cruelty towards Mr. Wickham.