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CHAPTER 19—The Genealogical Craze
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There undoubtedly1 is something in the American temperament2 that prevents our doing anything in moderation. If we take up an idea, it is immediately run to exaggeration and then abandoned, that the nation may fly at a tangent after some new fad4. Does this come from our climate, or (as I am inclined to think) from the curiously5 unclassified state of society in our country, where so few established standards exist and so few are sure of their own or their neighbors’ standing6? In consequence, if Mrs. Brown starts anything, Mrs. Jones, for fear of being left behind, immediately “goes her one better” to be in turn “raised” by Mrs. Robinson.
In other lands a reasonable pride of birth has always been one of the bonds holding communities together, and is estimated at its just value. We, after having practically ignored the subject for half a century, suddenly rush to the other extreme, and develop an entire forest of genealogical trees at a growth.
Chagrined7, probably, at the small amount of consideration that their superior birth commanded, a number of aristocratically minded matrons united a few years ago as “Daughters of the Revolution,” restricting membership to women descended8 from officers of Washington’s army. There may have been a reason for the formation of this society. I say “may” because it does not seem quite clear what its aim was. The originators doubtless imagined they were founding an exclusive circle, but the numbers who clamored for admittance quickly dispelled9 this illusion. So a small group of the elect withdrew in disgust and banded together under the cognomen
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undoubtedly
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temperament
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fad
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curiously
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adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
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chagrined
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adj.懊恼的,苦恼的v.使懊恼,使懊丧,使悔恨( chagrin的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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descended
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dispelled
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v.驱散,赶跑( dispel的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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cognomen
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n.姓;绰号 | |
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dames
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vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起 | |
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hatred
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malice
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rites
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仪式,典礼( rite的名词复数 ) | |
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aspirants
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eligible
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specified
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Vogue
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n.时髦,时尚;adj.流行的 | |
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inverse
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adj.相反的,倒转的,反转的;n.相反之物;v.倒转 | |
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apparently
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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retaliated
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v.报复,反击( retaliate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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celebrated
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prospectus
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parvenu
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n.暴发户,新贵 | |
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founders
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rumors
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n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷 | |
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sane
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barons
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男爵( baron的名词复数 ); 巨头; 大王; 大亨 | |
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absurdity
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pretensions
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自称( pretension的名词复数 ); 自命不凡; 要求; 权力 | |
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demonstrations
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证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威 | |
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pointed
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ominous
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motives
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inciting
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刺激的,煽动的 | |
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dressing
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n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料 | |
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malarial
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患疟疾的,毒气的 | |
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quacks
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abbr.quacksalvers 庸医,骗子(16世纪习惯用水银或汞治疗梅毒的人)n.江湖医生( quack的名词复数 );江湖郎中;(鸭子的)呱呱声v.(鸭子)发出嘎嘎声( quack的第三人称单数 ) | |
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misgivings
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n.疑虑,担忧,害怕;疑虑,担心,恐惧( misgiving的名词复数 );疑惧 | |
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veins
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n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理 | |
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mania
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n.疯狂;躁狂症,狂热,癖好 | |
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sages
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n.圣人( sage的名词复数 );智者;哲人;鼠尾草(可用作调料) | |
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idiotic
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adj.白痴的 | |
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advertising
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n.广告业;广告活动 a.广告的;广告业务的 | |
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gratis
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adj.免费的 | |
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folly
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n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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fads
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n.一时的流行,一时的风尚( fad的名词复数 ) | |
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manias
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n.(mania的复数形式) | |
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inanity
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n.无意义,无聊 | |
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asylums
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n.避难所( asylum的名词复数 );庇护;政治避难;精神病院 | |
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delirium
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n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋 | |
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slumbers
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睡眠,安眠( slumber的名词复数 ) | |
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