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
coyness /ˈkɔɪ.nəs/
noun： Affectedly and often flirtatiously shy or modest
害羞、腼腆的行为；忸怩作态的行为
His experience of women was great enough for him to be aware that the negative often meant nothing more than the preface to the affirmative; and it was little enough for him not to know that in the manner of the present negative there lay a great exception to the dallyings of coyness.
他和女人打过交道，知道否定往往不过是肯定的前奏。 但是这次他经验不足，看不出这个否定是个例外，并非是那种半推半就，故作忸怩。（第28章）
circumspectly /ˈsɝː.kəm.spekt.li/
adj: careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences；prudently
小心地；谨慎地；审慎地
but Mr Clare, as well as his wife, seemed latterly to have acquired a suspicion of mutual interest between these two; though they walked so circumspectly that suspicion was but of the faintest.
但是克莱尔先生和他的妻子最近似乎都怀疑他俩彼此有些意思。不过他们俩总是小心翼翼，外人只是隐约猜疑罢了。（第28章）
coquette /koʊˈket/
noun: a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
卖弄风情的女子
You seem almost like a coquette, upon my life you do—a coquette of the first urban water! They blow hot and blow cold, just as you do; and it is the very last sort of thing to expect to find in a retreat like Talbothays.
你简直像个卖弄风骚的女人，我说实话，你简直像个都市第一流卖弄风骚的女人!他们忽冷忽热，就像你一样;在塔尔波斯这样一个偏僻的地方，或碰到这种情况……（第28章）
scrupulousness /ˈskruːpjʊləsnɪs/
noun: having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
具有道德操守; 严格遵守被认为是正确或适当的行为谨慎的
Every see-saw of her breath, every wave of her blood, every pulse singing in her ears, was a voice that joined with Nature in revolt against her scrupulousness.
她呼吸的每一次起伏，她的血管的一张一弛，她的脉搏在她的耳朵中每一次跳动，都发出一种声音，表示和天性联合，共同发对抗她那种过分谨慎的行为。（第28章）
