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Mr Shepherd, a civil, cautious lawyer, who, whatever might be his hold or his views on Sir Walter, would rather have the disagreeable prompted by anybody else, excused himself from offering the slightest hint, and only begged leave to recommend an implicit1 reference to the excellent judgement of Lady Russell, from whose known good sense he fully2 expected to have just such resolute3 measures advised as he meant to see finally adopted.
Lady Russell was most anxiously zealous4 on the subject, and gave it much serious consideration. She was a woman rather of sound than of quick abilities, whose difficulties in coming to any decision in this instance were great, from the opposition5 of two leading principles. She was of strict integrity herself, with a delicate sense of honour; but she was as desirous of saving Sir Walter's feelings, as solicitous6 for the credit of the family, as aristocratic in her ideas of what was due to them, as anybody of sense and honesty could well be. She was a benevolent7, charitable, good woman, and capable of strong attachments8, most correct in her conduct, strict in her notions of decorum, and with manners that were held a standard of good-breeding. She had a cultivated mind, and was, generally speaking, rational and consistent; but she had prejudices on the side of ancestry9; she had a value for rank and consequence, which blinded her a little to the faults of those who possessed10 them. Herself the widow of only a knight
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implicit
a.暗示的,含蓄的,不明晰的,绝对的
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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resolute
adj.坚决的,果敢的
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zealous
adj.狂热的,热心的
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opposition
n.反对,敌对
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solicitous
adj.热切的,挂念的
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benevolent
adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的
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attachments
n.(用电子邮件发送的)附件( attachment的名词复数 );附着;连接;附属物
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ancestry
n.祖先,家世
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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knight
n.骑士,武士;爵士
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attentive
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
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apprehension
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑
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compassion
n.同情,怜悯
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retrench
v.节省,削减
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retrenchment
n.节省,删除
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indifference
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
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equity
n.公正,公平,(无固定利息的)股票
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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lessened
减少的,减弱的
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acting
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
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prevailing
adj.盛行的;占优势的;主要的
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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proceeding
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
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creditors
n.债权人,债主( creditor的名词复数 )
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rigid
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的
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contractions
n.收缩( contraction的名词复数 );缩减;缩略词;(分娩时)子宫收缩
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restrictions
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
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retrenching
v.紧缩开支( retrench的现在分词 );削减(费用);节省
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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abode
n.住处,住所
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dictate
v.口授;(使)听写;指令,指示,命令
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scruple
n./v.顾忌,迟疑
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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groves
树丛,小树林( grove的名词复数 )
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inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
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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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skilful
(=skillful)adj.灵巧的,熟练的
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dissuade
v.劝阻,阻止
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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descend
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降
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secondly
adv.第二,其次
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lodge
v.临时住宿,寄宿,寄存,容纳;n.传达室,小旅馆
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undesirableness
不受欢迎的人,不良分子( undesirable的名词复数 )
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fortitude
n.坚忍不拔;刚毅
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degradation
n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变
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spurned
v.一脚踢开,拒绝接受( spurn的过去式和过去分词 )
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solicited
v.恳求( solicit的过去式和过去分词 );(指娼妇)拉客;索求;征求
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applicant
n.申请人,求职者,请求者
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intimacy
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
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complaisance
n.彬彬有礼,殷勤,柔顺
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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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discredit
vt.使不可置信;n.丧失信义;不信,怀疑
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lesser
adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地
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bestow
v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费