PRIDE AND PREJUDICE CHAPTER 3

barefaced questions 赤裸裸的

ingenious suppositions a. 巧妙的 推測

distant surmises n.v. （正式）推測

elude - eluded v. 躲避

ascertain - ascertaining v. 弄清 查明

defer - deferred v. 推遲

disconcerted a.不安的

countenance n. 面容

unaffected manners 不做作的

with an air of 假裝出 神氣

decided fashion 落落大方

tall person 大個兒

noble mien n. 樣子 風(fēng)度

forbidding 冷峻的

disagreeable 討厭的

unworthy 不配的

amiable a. a pleasant, friendly and easy to like

contrast n.v. 對比

slighted v. n. 怠慢

scarcity n. 缺乏 不足

detest v. ~sb./sth. ~doing sth. to hate sb. sth. very much

insupportable 不能忍受的

fastidious a.挑剔的

agreeable 討人喜歡的

slighted v. 忽視

cordial a.熱情友好的

disposition n. 性格

gratified - gratify v. 使喜悅

accomplished a. 才華高的

principal inhabitants 主要居民

vexed - vex V. 使惱火

boulanger （法語）面包師

compassion 同情

dance and a half, dance half, half a dance 跳舞

finery n.服飾

conceited a. 驕傲自負(fù)的

set-downs 申訴

detest v. detest sb./sth. detest doing sth. 討厭