But when a young lady is to be a heroine, the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
n. （指成年女子，有些人尤其是长者认为这样说比较礼貌）女士;（不尊重的非正式称呼）女人;（在英国对女贵族或贵族成员的妻子女儿或爵士妻子的称呼）夫人;举止文雅且有教养的女子;
💡 lad+y(表示人的名词后缀)→女士；淑女
"She was auditioning for the role of Lady Macbeth."
她试演了麦克佩斯夫人的角色。
近义：ma'am, madam, mrs., ms., woman, ms
反义：gentleman
n. 环境，周围的事物;
adj. 周围的，附近的;
v. 包围( surround的现在分词 );与…紧密相关;围绕;喜欢结交（某类人）;
💡 sur在…下面+round圆圈+ing表动名词→被围起来的状态→环境
"The surrounding countryside is windswept and rocky."
这周围的乡村风多石头多。
近义：neighboring, neighbouring, adjacent, encircling
反义：isolated, outlying, remote, retired, secluded, separate
vt. 预防;阻碍;阻止;[宗教]引领;
vi. 阻挠，阻止;
💡 pre预先+vent来→抢先一步，防止别人→防止，阻止
"The fence is strategically sited to prevent anyone getting onto the beach."
这个围栏的地点选择得很有策略,可以阻止任何人到海滩上.
近义：hinder, impede, inhibit, obstruct, obviate, avert
反义：promote, encourage, favor, favour, forward, foster
vi. 发生;碰巧;出现;偶然遇到;
💡 hap(luck)+pen(动词后缀)→发生；偶然发生；碰巧
"It's frightening to think it could happen again."
想到此事可能再次发生就使人不寒而栗。
近义：arise, issue, occur, pass, supervene, transpire
n. 女主角;女英雄;女杰出人物;
💡 hero英雄+ine表名词，人或物 →女英雄
"The film concludes with the heroine's death."
影片以女主角之死结束.
adj. 年幼的;有朝气的;年轻人的;青年的;
n. 年轻人;幼小的动物，崽;
💡 秧”（谐音）苗当然是 年轻的。有（U）勇(yong)的 年轻人
"His comments have alienated a lot of young voters."
他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
近义：offspring, suckling, youngling, juvenile, unmarried, youthful
反义：antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native