儒琴英语文学词汇咀嚼《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
coiffure /kwɑːˈfjʊr/
noun: the style in which someone’s hair is cut and arranged
发式，发型
Then she put upon her the white frock that Tess had worn at the club-walking, the airy fullness of which supplementing her enlarged coiffure, imported to her developing figure an amplitude which belied her age, and might cause her to be estimated as a woman when she was not much more than a child.
然后，她让苔丝穿上那天在乡社游行时穿的那件白色连衣裙。这件宽松的连衣裙和她浓密蓬松的头发相衬，使她正在发育的身材显得丰满，看着超过了她的年龄。她看上去像一个成熟的妇女，其实她比孩子大不了几岁。（第七章）
wont /woʊnt/
adj & noun: Accustomed or used； likely ; in the way that someone usually does
像（某人）惯常的一样
Mrs Durbeyfield hung a black cloak outside the casement, and so made a large reflector of the panes, as it is the wont of the bedecking cottagers to do.
德贝菲尔太太在窗子外面挂了一件黑斗篷，把窗玻璃做了一个大镜子，这是村里人想照镜子时的习惯。（第七章）
exultingly
in an exultant manner; to be extremely joyful
非常快乐地；兴高采烈地
“I’ll tell ‘ee what ’tis, Durbeyfield,” siad she exultingly; …
“我来告诉你，德贝菲尔，”她兴高采烈地说;.．（第七章）
misgiving /ˌmɪsˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/
Noun： a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
怀疑: 尤指对未来事件的怀疑； 疑虑; 顾虑;
However, as the moment for the girls’ setting out drew nigh, when the first excitement of the dressing has passed off, a slight misgiving found place in Joan Durbeyfield’s mind.
然而，随着姑娘们出发的日子越来越近，最初给姑娘打扮的兴奋劲儿过去了，琼·德贝菲尔德心里却有了一丝疑虑。（第七章）
