There needed not the words of the holy abbot to show him how blindly he had acted. He could see now that, however it might appear, the guilt9 of Marcian was quite unproved. The Syrian slave might have lied, or else have uttered a mistaken suspicion. It might be true that Marcian had been misled by some calumniator10 into thinking evil of his friend. And had he not heard the declaration of Veranilda, that she had suffered no wrong at his hands? Basil saw the face of his beloved. Only a man possessed11 by the Evil Spirit could have answered her as he had done. Was not the fact that Marcian had brought Veranilda to his villa in order to give her into the hands of Totila sufficient proof that he had neither wronged her nor meditated12 wrong? Ay, but Basil reminded himself that he had accused Veranilda of amorous13 complicity with Marcian. And at this recollection his brain whirled.
Even were it permitted him ever to behold14 her again, how could he stand before her? Must she not abhor15 him, as one whose baseness surpassed all she had thought possible in the vilest16 slave? Jealousy17 was pardonable; in its rage, a man might slay18 and be forgiven. But for the reproach with which he had smitten19 her—her, pure and innocent—there could be no forgiveness. It was an act of infamy20, branding him for ever.
Thoughts such as these intermingled with his reading of the Psalms22 of penitence23. Ever and again grief overwhelmed him, and he wept bitterly. At the hour of the evening meal, he would willingly have remained in his cell, to fast and mourn alone; but this, he felt, would have been to shirk part of his penance24; for, though the brothers knew not of his sin, he could not meet their eyes for shame, and such humiliation25 must needs be salutary. This evening other guests sat at the abbot’s table, and he shrank from their notice, for though they were but men of humble26 estate, pilgrims from Lucania, he felt debased before them. The reading, to which all listened during their meal, was selected from that new volume of Cassiodorus so esteemed27 by the abbot; it closed with a prayer in which Basil found the very utterance28 his soul needed.
‘O Lord, our Teacher and Guide, our Advocate and Judge, Thou the Bestower and the Admonitor, terrible and clement30, Rebuker32 and Consoler, who givest sight to the blind, who makest possible to the weak that which Thou commandest, who art so good that Thou desirest to be for ever petitioned, so merciful that Thou sufferest no one to despair; grant us that which we ask with Thy approval, and yet more that which in our ignorance we fail to beseech33. How weak we are, Thou indeed knowest; by what a foe34 we are beset35, Thou art aware. In the unequal contest, in our mortal infirmity, we turn to Thee, for it is the glory of Thy Majesty36 when the meek37 sheep overcomes the roaring lion, when the Evil Spirit is repulsed38 by feeble flesh. Grant that our enemy, who rejoices in our offending, may be saddened by the sight of human happiness. Amen.’
He rose, for the first time, to attend the midnight office, Deodatus, who was punctual as a monk39 at all the hours, awaking him from sleep. But Marcus whispered an admonishing40 word.
‘I praise your zeal41, good brother; nevertheless, as your physician, I cannot suffer your night’s rest to be broken. Descend42 for lauds43, if you will, but not earlier.’
Basil bowed in obedience44. Lauds again saw him at prayer. Hitherto, when they were together in the oratory45, it had been the habit of Deodatus to kneel behind his master; this morning Basil placed himself by his servant’s side. They walked away together in the pearly light of dawn, and Basil led the way to a sequestered46 spot, whence there was a view over the broad valley of the Liris. Several times of late he had come here, to gaze across the mountainous landscape, wondering where Veranilda might be. Turning to his companion, he laid a hand on the man’s shoulder, and addressed him in a voice of much gentleness.
‘Did you leave nothing behind you, Deodatus, which would make the thought of never returning to your home a sorrow?’
‘Nothing, my dear lord,’ was the reply. ‘In my lifetime I have seen much grief and little solace47. All I loved are dead.’
‘But you are young. Could you without a pang48 say farewell to the world?’
Deodatus answered timidly:
‘Here is peace.’
Continuing to question, Basil learnt that for this man the life of the world was a weariness and a dread49. Hardships of many kinds had oppressed him from childhood; his was a meek soul, which had no place amid the rudeness and violence of the times; from the first hour, the cloistered51 life had cast a spell upon him.
‘Here is peace,’ he repeated. ‘Here one can forget everything but to worship God. Could I remain here, I were the happiest of men.’
And Basil mused52, understanding, approving, yet unable to utter the same words for himself. His eyes strayed towards the far valley, shimmering53 in earliest daylight. He, too, had he not suffered dread things whilst living in the world? And could he expect that life in the future would be more kindly54 to him? None the less did his heart yearn55 for that valley of human tribulation56. He struggled to subdue57 it.
‘Deodatus, pray for me, that I may have strength to do that which I see to be the best.’
It was no forced humility58. Very beautiful in Basil’s eyes showed the piety59 and calm which here surrounded him, and his reverence60 for the founder61 of this house of peace fell little short of that with which he regarded the Saints in heaven. Never before—unless it were at certain moments when conversing62 with the Lady Silvia—had he felt the loveliness of a life in which religion was supreme63; and never, assuredly, had there stirred within him a spirit so devout64. He longed to attain65 unto righteousness, that entire purity of will, which, it now seemed to him, could be enjoyed only in monastic seclusion66. All his life he had heard praise of those who renounced68 the world; but their merit had been to him a far-off, uncomprehended thing, without relation to himself. Now he understood. A man, a sinner, it behoved him before all else to chasten his soul that he might be pleasing unto God; and behold the way! For one who had sinned so grievously, it might well be that there was no other path of salvation69.
This morning he went forth70 with the monks71 to labour. Brother Marcus conducted him to a plot of garden ground where there was light work to be done, and there left him. Willingly did Basil set about this task, which broke the monotony of the day, and, more than that, was in itself agreeable to him. He had always found pleasure in the rustic72 life, and of late, at his Asculan villa, had often wished he could abide73 in quiet for the rest of his days amid the fields and the vineyards. Working in the mellow74 sunlight, above him the soft blue sky of early autumn, and all around the silence of mountain and of forest, he felt his health renew itself. When the first drops of sweat stood upon his forehead he wiped them away with earthy fingers, and the mere75 action—he knew not why—gave him pleasure.
But of a sudden he became aware that he had lost something. From the little finger of his left hand had slipped his signet ring. It must have fallen since he began working, and anxiously he searched for it about the ground. Whilst he was thus occupied, Marcus came towards him, carrying a great basket of vegetables. Not without diffidence, Basil told what had happened.
‘You will rebuke31 me, holy brother, for heeding76 such a loss. But the ring is very old; it has been worn by many of my ancestors, to them it came, and from one who suffered martyrdom in the times of Diocletian.’
‘Then, indeed, I did well,’ replied Marcus, ‘to leave it on your finger during your sickness. I looked at it and saw that it was a Christian78 seal. Had it been one of those which are yet seen too often, with the stamp of a daemon, I should have plucked it off, and perhaps have destroyed it. The ring of a blessed martyr77 I Let us seek, let us seek! But, brother Basil,’ he added gravely, ‘has there passed through your heart no evil thought? I like not this falling of the ring.’
Basil held up his wasted hand with a smile.
‘True, true; you have lost flesh. Be thankful for it, dear brother; so much the easier you combat with him whose ally is this body of death. True, the ring may have fallen simply because your finger was so thin. But be warned, O Basil, against that habit of mind which interprets in an earthly sense things of divine meaning.’
‘I had indeed let my thoughts dwell upon worldliness,’ Basil admitted.
The monk smiled a satisfied reproof79.
‘Even so, even so! And look you! In the moment of your avowal80 my hand falls upon the ring.’
Rejoicing together, they inspected it. In the gold was set an onyx, graven with the monogram81 of Christ, a wreath, and the motto, ‘Vivas in Deo.’ Marcus knelt, and pressed the seal to his forehead, murmuring ecstatically:
‘The ring of a blessed martyr!’
‘I am all unworthy to wear it,’ said Basil, sincerely hesitating to replace it on his finger. ‘Indeed, I will not do so until I have spoken with the holy father.’
This resolve Marcus commended, and, with a kindly word, he went his way. Basil worked on. To discipline his thoughts he kept murmuring, ‘Vivas in Deo,’ and reflecting upon the significance of the words; for, often as he had seen them, he had never till now mused upon their meaning. What was the life in God I Did it mean that of the world to come? Ay, but how attain unto eternal blessedness save by striving to anticipate on earth that perfection of hereafter? And so was he brought again to the conclusion that, would he assure life eternal, he must renounce67 all that lured83 him in mortality.
The brothers returning from the field at the third hour signalled to him that for today he had worked enough. One of them, in passing, gave him a smile, and said good-naturedly:
‘Thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands; happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.’
Weary, but with the sense of healthful fatigue84, Basil rested for an hour on his bed. He then took the Psalter and opened it at hazard, and the first words his eyes fell upon were:
‘Thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands; happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.’
‘A happy omen,’ he thought. But stay; what was this that followed?
‘Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house; thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
‘Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.’
The blood rushed into his cheeks. He sat staring at the open page as though in astonishment85. He read and reread the short psalm21 of which these verses were part, and if a voice had spoken it to him from above he could scarce have felt more moved by the message. Basil had never been studious of the Scriptures86, and, if ever he had known that they contained such matter as this, it had quite faded from his memory. He thought of the Holy Book as hostile to every form of earthly happiness, its promises only for those who lived to mortify87 their natural desires. Yet here was the very word of God encouraging him in his heart’s hope. Were not men wont4 to use the Bible as their oracle88, opening the pages at hazard, even as he had done?
It was long before he could subdue his emotions so as to turn to the reading imposed upon him. He brought himself at length into the fitting mind by remembering that this wondrous89 promise was not for a sinner, a murderer; and that only could he hope to merit such blessing90 if he had truly repented91, and won forgiveness. Stricken down by this reflection he grew once more humble and sad.
In the afternoon, as he was pacing alone in a little portico92 near the abbot’s tower, the prior approached him. This reverend man had hitherto paid little or no attention to Basil. He walked ever with eyes cast down as if in deep musing93, yet it was well known that he observed keenly, and that his duties to the community were discharged with admirable zeal and competence94. In the world he would have been a great administrator95. In the monastery96 he seemed to find ample scope for his powers, and never varied97 from the character of a man who set piety and learning above all else. Drawing nigh to Basil he greeted him gently, and asked whether it would give him pleasure to see the copyists at work. Basil gladly accepted this invitation, and was conducted to a long, well-lit room, where, at great desks, sat some five or six of the brothers, each bent98 over a parchment which would some day form portion of a volume, writing with slow care, with the zeal of devotees and with the joy of artists. Not a whisper broke upon the silence in which the pen-strokes alone were audible. Stepping softly, the prior led his companion from desk to desk, drawing attention, without a word, to the nature of the book which in each case was being copied. It surprised Basil to see that the monks busied themselves in reproducing not only religious works but also the writings of authors who had lived in pagan times, and of this he spoke82 when the prior had led him forth again.
‘Have you then been taught,’ asked the prior, ‘that it is sinful to read Virgil and Statius, Livy and Cicero?’
‘Not so, reverend father,’ he replied modestly, his eyes falling before the good-humoured gaze. ‘But I was so ill instructed as to think that to those who had withdrawn99 from the world it might not be permitted.’
‘Father Hieronymus had no such misgiving,’ said the prior, ‘for he himself, at Bethlehem, taught children to read the ancient poets; not unmindful that the blessed Paul himself, in those writings which are the food of our spirit, takes occasion to cite from more than one poet who knew not Christ. If you would urge the impurity100 and idolatry which deface so many pages of the ancients, let me answer you in full with a brief passage of the holy Augustine. “For,” says he, “as the Egyptians had not only idols101 to be detested102 by Israelites, but also precious ornaments103 of gold and silver, to be carried off by them in flight, so the science of the Gentiles is not only composed of superstitions104 to be abhorred105, but of liberal arts to be used in the service of truth.”’
They walked a short distance without further speech, then the prior stopped.
‘Many there are,’ he said, with a gesture indicating the world below, ‘who think that we flee the common life only for our souls’ salvation. So, indeed, it has been in former times, and God forbid that we should speak otherwise than with reverence of those who abandoned all and betook themselves to the desert that they might live in purity and holiness. But to us, by the grace bestowed106 upon our holy father, has another guidance been shown. Know, my son, that, in an evil time, we seek humbly107 to keep clear, not for ourselves only, but for all men, the paths of righteousness and of understanding. With heaven’s blessing we strive to preserve what else might utterly108 perish, to become not only guardians109 of God’s law but of man’s learning.’
Therewith did the prior take his leave, and Basil pondered much on what he had heard. It was a new light to him, for, as his instructor110 suspected, he shared the common view of coenobite aims, and still but imperfectly understood the law of Benedict. All at once the life of this cloister50 appeared before him in a wider and nobler aspect. In the silent monks bent over their desks he saw much more than piety and learning. They rose to a dignity surpassing that of consul111 or praefect. With their pens they warred against the powers of darkness, a grander conflict than any in which men drew sword. He wished he could talk of this with his cousin Decius, for Decius knew so much more than he, and could look so much deeper into the sense of things.
Days passed. Not yet did he receive a summons to the abbot’s tower. Rapidly recovering strength, he worked long in the fields, and scrupulously112 performed his penitential exercises. Only, when he had finished his daily reading of the appointed psalms, he turned to that which begins: ‘Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord, that walketh in His ways.’ How could he err29 in dwelling113 upon the word of God? One day, as he closed the book, his heart was so full of a strange, half-hopeful, half-fearful longing114, that it overflowed115 in tears; and amid his weeping came a memory of Marcian, a tender memory of the days of their friendship: for the first time he bewailed the dead man as one whom he had dearly loved.
Then there sounded a knock at the door of his cell. Commanding himself, and turning away so as to hide his face, he bade enter.
And, looking up, he beheld116 his servant Felix.
点击
收听单词发音
收听单词发音 |
1
mingled
|
|
| 混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系] | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
2
brigands
|
|
| n.土匪，强盗( brigand的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
3
incapable
|
|
| adj.无能力的，不能做某事的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
4
wont
|
|
| adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
5
distress
|
|
| n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
6
villa
|
|
| n.别墅，城郊小屋 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
7
marvelled
|
|
| v.惊奇，对…感到惊奇( marvel的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
8
woe
|
|
| n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
9
guilt
|
|
| n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
10
calumniator
|
|
| n.中伤者，诽谤者 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
11
possessed
|
|
| adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
12
meditated
|
|
| 深思，沉思，冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 )； 内心策划，考虑 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
13
amorous
|
|
| adj.多情的；有关爱情的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
14
behold
|
|
| v.看，注视，看到 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
15
abhor
|
|
| v.憎恶；痛恨 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
16
vilest
|
|
| adj.卑鄙的( vile的最高级 )；可耻的；极坏的；非常讨厌的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
|
17
jealousy
|
|
| n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
18
slay
|
|
| v.杀死，宰杀，杀戮 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
19
smitten
|
|
| 猛打，重击，打击( smite的过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
20
infamy
|
|
| n.声名狼藉，出丑，恶行 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
21
psalm
|
|
| n.赞美诗，圣诗 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
22
psalms
|
|
| n.赞美诗( psalm的名词复数 )；圣诗；圣歌；(中的) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
23
penitence
|
|
| n.忏悔，赎罪；悔过 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
24
penance
|
|
| n.（赎罪的）惩罪 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
25
humiliation
|
|
| n.羞辱 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
26
humble
|
|
| adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
27
esteemed
|
|
| adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 )；敬重；认为；以为 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
28
utterance
|
|
| n.用言语表达，话语，言语 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
29
err
|
|
| vi.犯错误，出差错 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
30
clement
|
|
| adj.仁慈的；温和的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
31
rebuke
|
|
| v.指责，非难，斥责 [反]praise | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
32
rebuker
|
|
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
|
33
beseech
|
|
| v.祈求，恳求 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
34
foe
|
|
| n.敌人，仇敌 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
35
beset
|
|
| v.镶嵌；困扰，包围 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
36
majesty
|
|
| n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
37
meek
|
|
| adj.温顺的，逆来顺受的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
38
repulsed
|
|
| v.击退( repulse的过去式和过去分词 )；驳斥；拒绝 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
39
monk
|
|
| n.和尚，僧侣，修道士 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
40
admonishing
|
|
| v.劝告( admonish的现在分词 )；训诫；（温和地）责备；轻责 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
41
zeal
|
|
| n.热心，热情，热忱 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
42
descend
|
|
| vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
43
lauds
|
|
| v.称赞，赞美( laud的第三人称单数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
44
obedience
|
|
| n.服从，顺从 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
45
oratory
|
|
| n.演讲术；词藻华丽的言辞 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
46
sequestered
|
|
| adj.扣押的；隐退的；幽静的；偏僻的v.使隔绝，使隔离( sequester的过去式和过去分词 )；扣押 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
47
solace
|
|
| n.安慰；v.使快乐；vt.安慰(物)，缓和 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
48
pang
|
|
| n.剧痛，悲痛，苦闷 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
49
dread
|
|
| vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
50
cloister
|
|
| n.修道院；v.隐退，使与世隔绝 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
51
cloistered
|
|
| adj.隐居的，躲开尘世纷争的v.隐退，使与世隔绝( cloister的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
52
mused
|
|
| v.沉思，冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 )；沉思自语说（某事） | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
53
shimmering
|
|
| v.闪闪发光，发微光( shimmer的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
54
kindly
|
|
| adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
55
yearn
|
|
| v.想念；怀念；渴望 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
56
tribulation
|
|
| n.苦难，灾难 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
57
subdue
|
|
| vt.制服，使顺从，征服；抑制，克制 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
58
humility
|
|
| n.谦逊，谦恭 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
59
piety
|
|
| n.虔诚，虔敬 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
60
reverence
|
|
| n.敬畏，尊敬，尊严；Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称；v.尊敬，敬畏，崇敬 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
61
Founder
|
|
| n.创始者，缔造者 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
62
conversing
|
|
| v.交谈，谈话( converse的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
63
supreme
|
|
| adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
64
devout
|
|
| adj.虔诚的，虔敬的，衷心的 (n.devoutness) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
65
attain
|
|
| vt.达到，获得，完成 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
66
seclusion
|
|
| n.隐遁，隔离 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
67
renounce
|
|
| v.放弃；拒绝承认，宣布与…断绝关系 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
68
renounced
|
|
| v.声明放弃( renounce的过去式和过去分词 )；宣布放弃；宣布与…决裂；宣布摒弃 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
69
salvation
|
|
| n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
70
forth
|
|
| adv.向前；向外，往外 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
71
monks
|
|
| n.修道士，僧侣( monk的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
72
rustic
|
|
| adj.乡村的，有乡村特色的；n.乡下人，乡巴佬 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
73
abide
|
|
| vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
74
mellow
|
|
| adj.柔和的；熟透的；v.变柔和；(使)成熟 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
75
mere
|
|
| adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
76
heeding
|
|
| v.听某人的劝告，听从( heed的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
77
martyr
|
|
| n.烈士，殉难者；vt.杀害，折磨，牺牲 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
78
Christian
|
|
| adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
79
reproof
|
|
| n.斥责，责备 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
80
avowal
|
|
| n.公开宣称，坦白承认 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
81
monogram
|
|
| n.字母组合 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
82
spoke
|
|
| n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
83
lured
|
|
| 吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式） | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
84
fatigue
|
|
| n.疲劳，劳累 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
85
astonishment
|
|
| n.惊奇，惊异 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
86
scriptures
|
|
| 经文，圣典( scripture的名词复数 )； 经典 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
87
mortify
|
|
| v.克制，禁欲，使受辱 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
88
oracle
|
|
| n.神谕，神谕处，预言 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
89
wondrous
|
|
| adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
90
blessing
|
|
| n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
91
repented
|
|
| 对（自己的所为）感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
92
portico
|
|
| n.柱廊，门廊 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
93
musing
|
|
| n. 沉思，冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
94
competence
|
|
| n.能力，胜任，称职 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
95
administrator
|
|
| n.经营管理者，行政官员 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
96
monastery
|
|
| n.修道院，僧院，寺院 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
97
varied
|
|
| adj.多样的，多变化的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
98
bent
|
|
| n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
99
withdrawn
|
|
| vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
100
impurity
|
|
| n.不洁，不纯，杂质 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
101
idols
|
|
| 偶像( idol的名词复数 )； 受崇拜的人或物； 受到热爱和崇拜的人或物； 神像 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
102
detested
|
|
| v.憎恶，嫌恶，痛恨( detest的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
103
ornaments
|
|
| n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
104
superstitions
|
|
| 迷信，迷信行为( superstition的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
105
abhorred
|
|
| v.憎恶( abhor的过去式和过去分词 )；（厌恶地）回避；拒绝；淘汰 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
106
bestowed
|
|
| 赠给，授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
107
humbly
|
|
| adv. 恭顺地，谦卑地 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
108
utterly
|
|
| adv.完全地，绝对地 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
109
guardians
|
|
| 监护人( guardian的名词复数 )； 保护者，维护者 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
110
instructor
|
|
| n.指导者，教员，教练 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
111
consul
|
|
| n.领事；执政官 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
112
scrupulously
|
|
| adv.一丝不苟地；小心翼翼地，多顾虑地 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
113
dwelling
|
|
| n.住宅，住所，寓所 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
114
longing
|
|
| n.（for）渴望 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
115
overflowed
|
|
| 溢出的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
116
beheld
|
|
| v.看，注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
| 欢迎访问英文小说网 |