《苔丝》词汇: sophistry and more
He looked at her imploringly, as if he would willingly have taken a lie from her lips, knowing it to be one, and have made of it, by some sophistry, a valid denial.
他恳求地望着她,仿佛他明知道她在说谎,也愿意听她从嘴里说出,然后用某种诡辩的方法,自欺欺人地把谎言当成真话。(第36章)