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What doth ensue
But moody1 and dull melancholy2,
Kinsman3 to grim and comfortless despair,
And at her heel, a huge infectious troop
Of pale distemperatures, and foes4 to life?
Comedy of Errors.
AS some vindication5 of the ease with which Bucklaw (who otherwise, as he termed himself, was really a very good-humoured fellow) resigned his judgment6 to the management of Lady Ashton, while paying his addresses to her daughter, the reader must call to mind the strict domestic discipline which, at this period, was exercised over the females of a Scottish family.
The manners of the country in this, as in many other respects, coincided with those of France before the Revolution. Young women of the higher rank seldom mingled7 in society until after marriage, and, both in law and fact, were held to be under the strict tutelage of their parents, who were too apt to enforce the views for their settlement in life without paying any regard to the inclination8 of the parties chiefly interested. On such occasions, the suitor expected little more from his bride than a silent acquiescence9 in the will of her parents; and as few opportunities of acquaintance, far less of intimacy10, occurred, he made his choice by the outside, as the lovers in the Merchant of Venice select the casket, contented11 to trust to chance the issue of the
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moody
adj.心情不稳的,易怒的,喜怒无常的
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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
3
kinsman
n.男亲属
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foes
敌人,仇敌( foe的名词复数 )
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vindication
n.洗冤,证实
6
judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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mingled
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
8
inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
9
acquiescence
n.默许;顺从
10
intimacy
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
12
lottery
n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
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predilection
n.偏好
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inclinations
倾向( inclination的名词复数 ); 倾斜; 爱好; 斜坡
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judgments
判断( judgment的名词复数 ); 鉴定; 评价; 审判
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
17
hereditary
adj.遗传的,遗传性的,可继承的,世袭的
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judicial
adj.司法的,法庭的,审判的,明断的,公正的
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proceedings
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
20
affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
21
haughtier
haughty(傲慢的,骄傲的)的比较级形式
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exalted
adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的
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patrimony
n.世袭财产,继承物
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vindictive
adj.有报仇心的,怀恨的,惩罚的
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immortal
adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的
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confiding
adj.相信人的,易于相信的v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的现在分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
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precipitate
adj.突如其来的;vt.使突然发生;n.沉淀物
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requited
v.报答( requite的过去式和过去分词 );酬谢;回报;报复
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procrastination
n.拖延,耽搁
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alleged
a.被指控的,嫌疑的
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forfeited
(因违反协议、犯规、受罚等)丧失,失去( forfeit的过去式和过去分词 )
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implicated
adj.密切关联的;牵涉其中的
33
murmur
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言
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unwilling
adj.不情愿的
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degradation
n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变
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specially
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
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injustice
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
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meditated
深思,沉思,冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 ); 内心策划,考虑
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shameful
adj.可耻的,不道德的
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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murmurs
n.低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 );低语声;怨言;嘀咕
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ingratitude
n.忘恩负义
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annulled
v.宣告无效( annul的过去式和过去分词 );取消;使消失;抹去
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quotations
n.引用( quotation的名词复数 );[商业]行情(报告);(货物或股票的)市价;时价
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repelled
v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开
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taunts
嘲弄的言语,嘲笑,奚落( taunt的名词复数 )
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intrusive
adj.打搅的;侵扰的
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elude
v.躲避,困惑
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persecution
n. 迫害,烦扰
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
51
recesses
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭
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vengeance
n.报复,报仇,复仇
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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
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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dire
adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的
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machinery
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构
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wrenched
v.(猛力地)扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 );扭伤;使感到痛苦;使悲痛
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cursorily
adv.粗糙地,疏忽地,马虎地
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intercourse
n.性交;交流,交往,交际
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dint
n.由于,靠;凹坑
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contrived
adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
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fortress
n.堡垒,防御工事
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restriction
n.限制,约束
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verge
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临
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domains
n.范围( domain的名词复数 );领域;版图;地产
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enchanted
adj. 被施魔法的,陶醉的,入迷的
动词enchant的过去式和过去分词
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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tenor
n.男高音(歌手),次中音(乐器),要旨,大意
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intercepted
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 ); 截住; 截击; 拦阻
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fortify
v.强化防御,为…设防;加强,强化
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obstinacy
n.顽固;(病痛等)难治
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perused
v.读(某篇文字)( peruse的过去式和过去分词 );(尤指)细阅;审阅;匆匆读或心不在焉地浏览(某篇文字)
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exultation
n.狂喜,得意
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wafted
v.吹送,飘送,(使)浮动( waft的过去式和过去分词 )
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plausible
adj.似真实的,似乎有理的,似乎可信的
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partisans
游击队员( partisan的名词复数 ); 党人; 党羽; 帮伙
78
sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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heartily
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
80
chicanery
n.欺诈,欺骗
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opposition
n.反对,敌对
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fickleness
n.易变;无常;浮躁;变化无常
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perfidy
n.背信弃义,不忠贞
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seduced
诱奸( seduce的过去式和过去分词 ); 勾引; 诱使堕落; 使入迷
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wilfully
adv.任性固执地;蓄意地
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reiteration
n. 重覆, 反覆, 重说
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rumour
n.谣言,谣传,传闻
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semblance
n.外貌,外表
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malignant
adj.恶性的,致命的;恶意的,恶毒的
90
torments
(肉体或精神上的)折磨,痛苦( torment的名词复数 ); 造成痛苦的事物[人]
91
willow
n.柳树
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remarkably
ad.不同寻常地,相当地
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resentment
n.怨愤,忿恨
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tormenting
使痛苦的,使苦恼的
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pony
adj.小型的;n.小马
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lame
adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
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plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
98
disposition
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
99
legendary
adj.传奇(中)的,闻名遐迩的;n.传奇(文学)
100
solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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enchantment
n.迷惑,妖术,魅力
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invoke
v.求助于(神、法律);恳求,乞求
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hatred
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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sedulously
ad.孜孜不倦地
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explicit
adj.详述的,明确的;坦率的;显然的
108
testimony
n.证词;见证,证明
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beset
v.镶嵌;困扰,包围
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hectic
adj.肺病的;消耗热的;发热的;闹哄哄的
111
compassion
n.同情,怜悯
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beleaguered
adj.受到围困[围攻]的;包围的v.围攻( beleaguer的过去式和过去分词);困扰;骚扰
113
artillery
n.(军)火炮,大炮;炮兵(部队)
114
exertions
n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使
115
catastrophe
n.大灾难,大祸
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expedient
adj.有用的,有利的;n.紧急的办法,权宜之计
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diabolical
adj.恶魔似的,凶暴的