《苔丝》词汇: chivalrous, fastidious, infelicitous, capricious

TB英语文学词汇咀嚼《德伯家的苔丝》(Tess of the Durbervilles)一书的用词。 《苔丝》以哈代的威塞克斯为背景，是一部关于虚伪和双重标准的感人小说。托马斯·哈代（Thomas Hardy，1840—1928）, 英国诗人、小说家。他是横跨两个世纪的作家，早期和中期的创作以小说为主，继承和发扬了维多利亚时代的文学传统；晚年以其出色的诗歌开拓了英国20世纪的文学。

英语文学词汇 Literature Terms

chivalrous /ˈʃɪv.əl.rəs/
adj: marked by gracious courtesy and high-minded consideration especially to women
男人）有骑士风度的；（对女士）彬彬有礼的，体贴的

She had not known that men could be so disinterested, chivalrous, protective, in their love for women as he.
她不知道男人对女人的爱可以像他那样无私、殷勤、体贴。（第31章）

fastidious /fæsˈtɪd.i.əs/
adj: careful attention to detail; very difficult to please:
一丝不苟的；过分严谨的；苛求的

Though not cold-natured, he was rather bright than hot, less Byronic than Shelleyan; could love desperately, but with a love more especially inclined to the imaginative and ethereal; it was a fastidious emotion which could jealously guard the loved one against his very self.
他并非性格冷淡，却也不是热情洋溢，而他只能算是神采焕发，并不像拜伦，而倒是更像雪莱。他可以不顾一切地去爱，但这种爱更倾向于想象和灵空。这是一种严谨细腻的情感，宁愿委屈自己，也要保护自己所爱的人。（第31章）

infelicitous /ɪn.fəˈlɪs.ə.t̬əs/
adj: not appropriate or well-timed; awkward, unfortunate
不恰当的；不幸的;

This amazed and enraptured Tess, whose slight experiences had been so infelicitous till now; and in her reaction from indignation against the male sex she swerved to excess of honour to Clare.
这一回真使苔丝感到惊喜万分，在此之前，她有过简短的不幸经历。现在她一反过去对男人的愤慨，转而变成对克莱尔的无限敬仰之情。（第31章）

capricious /kəˈprɪʃ.əs/
adj: characterized by or liable to sudden unpredictable changes in attitude or behaviour; impulsive; fickle; unpredictable
反复无常的; 喜怒无常

"Do you not think you are just a wee bit capricious, fitful, Tess?" he said, good humouredly, as he spread a cushion for her on the stool, and seated himself in the settle beside her.
“你不觉得你有点喜怒无常，和冲动吗，苔丝?”他和颜悦色地说道，一面在她的凳子上铺上一个靠垫，自己坐在她旁边的长椅上。（第31章）

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