I have no pretensions whatever to that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man.
— Jane Austen  ·  No category

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whatever [wət'ɛvɚ] 词频2
pron. 无论什么;任何（事物）;诸如此类;（表示不在乎，什么都可接受）什么都可以; adj. 无论什么…都;无论怎样…都;任何…也;
💡 what什么+ever究竟→无论什么
"Do whatever seems best to you."
你觉得什么最好，就做什么。
近义：any, whatsoever, whichever, whichsoever, either, anything
respectable [rɪ'spɛktəbl] 词频3 词根: re
adj. 可敬的;品行端正的;可观的，相当大的;体面的;
💡 spec Spect, spic= look, see,表示”看”#词根助记：respect+able
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象，成了一位体面的爱家的男人。
近义：honorable, honourable, presentable, venerable, worthy, decent 反义：horrible, ignoble, low, lowly, mean, nasty
kind [kaɪnd] 词频1 词根: /kin/
n. 〈古〉方式，方法;本质，天性;同类;某类; adj. 仁慈的，体贴的;友善的，好心的;温和;宽宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠，心地却十分善良。
近义：nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp 反义：heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish
elegance ['eligəns] 词频5 词根: 选择
n. 高雅;（举止、服饰、风格等的）优雅;精致物品;（思考等的）简洁;
"The furnishings in the room imparted an air of elegance."
这个房间的家具带给这房间一种优雅的气氛.
近义：jauntiness, loveliness, nattiness, personableness, poise, showmanship 反义：homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
tormenting
a. 使痛苦的, 使苦恼的
近义：torturing, agonizing, excruciating 反义：livable, passable, acceptable, sufferable, supportable, sustainable
pretensions
n. 自称( pretension的复数形式 ); 自命不凡; 要求; 权力

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"For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?"
"It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are the rest of the nation."
"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously.... Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us."
"What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance."
"How much I love every thing that is decided and open!"
"Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of."
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