Gray道林格雷的画像.doc

PAGE PAGE 48Glossary for The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar WildeThe Preface1．the Picture of Dorian Gray《道林·格雷的画像》2. Oscar Wilde 奥斯卡·王尔德(英国诗人, 唯美主义者)1854-1900爱尔兰裔的作家，在伦敦文学圈子以天才著称。以小说《道林·格雷的画像》(1895年)赢得承认。他也写作对话生动的戏剧如：《认真的重要》(1895年)，和诗歌《雷丁狱之歌》(1898年)3. autobiography n. 自传4. corrupt adj. 堕落的，腐败的5. Caliban凯列班(莎士比亚剧《暴风雨》中半人半兽形怪物), 喻丑恶而残忍的人6. subject-matter n. 主题, 主旨7. consist in (phr v) (fml) mean; be sth which is shown by; be equivalent to; be found in (sth); have (sth)as its main part意味着；就是；等同于；在于；存在于；主要在于；Cooperation consists in helping one another and in sharing loses and gains. 合作就是相互帮助，得失与共。|| The difference between success and failure consists in perseverance. 成败的关键在于能否坚持到底。8. ethical adj. 伦理的；道德的unpardonable adj. 不可原谅的, 不可宽恕的mannerism n. (言语、写作中的)特殊习惯, 怪癖morbid adj. 病态的；不正常的vice and virtue罪恶与美德at once (idm) at the same time同时: The teacher asked the pupils not to speak at once. 老师叫同学不要同时说话. || This film is at once interesting and instructive. 这部影片既有趣又有益。|| I cant quarrel with my two best friends at once. 我不能同时与两个好朋友闹翻。14. at one’s peril (idm) at the risk of serious danger or of incurring severe penalties 冒险；冒着招致严重后果的危险：He told us we would be taking that old boat out at our peril. 他告诉我们说我们乘那条旧船出去风险很大。|| Keep off at your peril! 走开点, 否则危险自负。15. diversity n. 变化, 多样性16. in accord (with) (idm) in harmony (with); agreeing with 与…一致；与…调和：What you are doing is not in accord with what you have always said. 你正在做的跟你常说的不一致. || Our views on politics are not in accord. 我们的政治观点不一致。 Chapter 1page 21. studio n. 画室the odour of roses 玫瑰香lilac n. [植]丁香(尤指西洋丁花)紫丁香delicate adj. 轻淡的, 雅致的thorn n. 荆棘; 蒺藜divan n. 长沙发Persian adj. 波斯的saddle-bags 做面的9. Lord Henry Wotton 亨利·沃登勋爵laburnum n. 金链花tremulous adj. 震动的；颤动的flamelike adj. 绚丽多彩的flit v. 掠过, 迁徙, 迅速飞过tussore-silk n. 柞蚕丝, 野蚕丝pallid adj. 无血色的；苍白的jade-faced adj. 疲倦不堪的, 厌倦的immobile adj. 静止的，不动的17. unmown adj. 未刈的,未割下的18. gilt adj. 镀金的straggling adj. 蔓延的, 零乱的, 稀落的woodbine n. 苫壁藤; 紫茎忍冬，黄花忍冬 (任何一种攀生藤蔓植物)clamp v