Pride And Prejudice· Chapter 1 (Volume 2)
profess: a professed belief is one that someone has made known
eg. And when Jane could attend to the rest of the letter, she found little, except the professed affection of the writer, that could give her any comfort.?
inmate: any of a group occupying a single place of residence
eg. She wrote also with great pleasure of her brother's being an immate of Mr. Darcy's house, and mentioned with raptures some plans of the latter with regard to new furniture.
caprice: (the quality of often having) a sudden and usually silly wish to have or do something, or a sudden and silly change of mind or behaviour.
eg. And much as she had always been disposed to like him, she could not think without anger, hardly without contempt, on that easiness of temper, that want of proper resolution, which now made him the slave of his designing friends, and led him to sacrifice his own happiness to the caprice of their inclinations.
unavailing: when an attempt to do something is unavailing, it is unsuccessful or has no positive effect
eg. It was a subject, in short, on which reflection would be long indulged, and must be unavailing.
repine: to feel sad or complain about something, especially a bad situation
eg. She can have no idea of the pain she gives me by her continual reflections on him. But I will not repine.
angelic: very beautiful and very good
eg. Your sweetness and disinterestedness are really angelic.
disclaim: to say that you have no responsibility for, or knowledge of, something that has happened or been done
eg. Miss Bennet eagerly disclaimed all extraordinary merit, and threw back the praise on her sister's warm affection.
unaccountable: not able to be explained or understood
eg. It is unaccountable! in every view it is unaccountable!
pompous: too serious and full of importance
eg. Mr. Collins is a conceited, pompous, narrow-minded, silly man.
circumspect: careful not to take risks
eg. We must not expect a lively young man to be always so guarded and circumspect.
impute: to say that someone is responsible for something that has happened, especially something bad, or that something is the cause of something else
eg. And do you impute it to either of those?
in conjunction with 連同,協力
eg. -You persist, then, in supposing his sisters influence him.
? ? ? -Yes, in conjunction with his friend.
objectionable: (formal) used to describe people or things that you dislike or oppose because they are so unpleasant or wrong
eg. What sister would think herself at liberty to do it, unless there were something very objectionable?
transient: lasting for only a short time; temporary
eg. Her daughter endeavoured to convince her of what he did not believe herself, that his attentions to Jane had been merely the effect of a common and transient liking, which ceased when he saw her no more.
He is a pleasant fellow, and would jilt you creditably.
jilt: to finish a romantic relationship with someone suddenly and unkindly
creditable: sufficiently good to bring esteem or praise
befall: if something bad or dangerous befalls you, it happens to you
eg. But it is a comfort to think that, whatever of that kind may befall you, you have an affectionate mother who will always make the most of it.
perverse: strange and not what most people would expect or enjoy
eg. Mr. Wickham's society was of material service in dispelling the gloom which the late perverse occurrences had thrown on many of the Longbourn family.
canvass: In this case, "canvassed" is used to convey the idea of the information being examined, scrutinized, and debated by people. It suggests that there was an open discussion or examination of the matter, possibly involving different perspectives or opinions.
eg. The whole of what Elizabeth had already heard, his claims on Mr. Darcy, and all that he had suffered from him, was now openly acknowledged and publicly canvassed.
Miss Bennet was the only creature who could suppose there might be any extenuating circumstances in the case unknown to the society of Hertfordshire: her mild and steady candour always pleaded for allowances, and urged the possibility of mistakes; but by every body else Mr. Darcy was condemned as the worst of men.
extenuating: (formal,adj. before noun) causing a wrong act to be judged less seriously by giving reasons for it
candour: the quality of being honest and telling the truth, especially about a difficult or embarrassing subject
plead: In this context, "pleaded" means that Jane's mild and steady candor consistently made a case or argument on behalf of someone, in this case, likely defending Mr. Darcy by advocating for allowances and suggesting the possibility of mistakes. It implies that Jane's demeanor and behavior worked as a form of persuasion, seeking understanding and leniency for Mr. Darcy, despite the general condemnation of him by others.
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孤獨的人類通過和人工智能友善交流獲得正向的情感反饋
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