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Whence came the rich, elegant dresses, the astonishingly coloured buttons, the knick - knacks of silver and gold?是什么意思？

Whence came the rich, elegant dresses, the astonishingly coloured buttons, the knick - knacks of silver and gold?

這些富麗的高雅的服裝、五光十色的鈕扣和金銀小飾物,它們是從哪里來的?

whence

adv. 從何處，從那里，（到）…的地方，出于什么原因；n. 來源，來處，根源；pron. 哪里，何處；conj. 從那個地方，由此，據此；

例句
Or , if not, thou strange and elfish child, whence didst thou come? "
要不是這樣, 你這個怪里怪氣的小妖精似的孩子是從哪兒來的? ”

came

v. 來( come的過去式 )，到達，達到（認識、理解或相信的程度），出生；

例句
She came in for a coffee, and told me about her friend Shona...
她進來喝了杯咖啡，并向我談起了她的朋友肖納。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指說話人與聽者已知的人（物），用于獨一無二的事物前，與形容詞最高級和序數詞連用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他對該國的確知之甚多。

rich

adj. 富有的，肥沃的，豐富多彩的，油膩的；

例句
I married above myself — rich county people...
我高攀了一門親事，是縣里的富有人家。

elegant

adj. （人或其舉止）優美的，漂亮的，簡煉的，簡潔的；

例句
Older women look best in classically elegant styles.
年紀大一點的女性穿古樸典雅的服裝最好看。

dresses

n. 衣服( dress的名詞復數 )，裝飾，連衣裙，禮服；

例句
The pair were christened 'The Women in Black' after they both wore black dresses at a party.
那兩人在一次聚會上都穿了黑裙子，從此就被叫做“黑衣姐妹花”。

astonishingly

adv. 令人驚訝地，驚人地；

例句
The most desirable properties necessarily command astonishingly high prices...
最值得擁有的財產必然要價不菲。

coloured

adj. 有色的，彩色的，虛飾的，花哨的；v. （用顏料、彩色筆等）為…著色(colour的過去式和過去分詞)，（因尷尬而）臉紅；

例句
...Christmas trees decorated with coloured baubles.
綴滿各色小飾物的圣誕樹

buttons

n. button的復數，按鈕( button的名詞復數 )，紐扣，（尤指印有信息的）徽章，沒有價值的小東西；v. 扣住，系住( button的第三人稱單數 )，扣…的鈕扣，用鈕扣扣上；

例句
He fumbled with the buttons at the neck...
他笨手笨腳地系著領口的紐扣。

knacks

n. 竅門( knack的名詞復數 )，技巧，本事，才能；

例句
From the chiffonier had gone the knick - knacks of silver and plate.
五斗櫥上,不見了那些銀制的和金屬品做的小玩意兒.

of

prep. 關于，屬于…的，由…制成；aux. 助動詞 [非標準用語、方言] =have [主用于虛擬語氣]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他對該國的確知之甚多。

silver

n. 銀，銀幣，銀制品，銀色；adj. 銀制的，像銀的，銀色的，銀白色的；vt. （在某物上）鍍銀，使具有銀色光澤，使變成銀色；

例句
...antique silver jewellery...
古董銀首飾

and

conj. 和，與，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多錢購買昂貴的首飾和衣服。

gold

n. 金，黃金，金色，金幣，金飾品；adj. 金（制）的，含金的，金色的，金本位的；

例句
We used shades of gold and green to give the room a fresh, autumnal look.
我們用金色和綠色的色調為房間平添了一種清爽的秋日感覺。

...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飛機減速的螺旋形氣流渦旋

You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我隨后就來。

He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him chastens him early.
24不忍用杖打兒子的,是恨惡他;疼愛兒子的, 趁早管教.

For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
詳情請致電414 3925,轉分機2253。

He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那兒，聽我陳述解雇他的理由。

Baroness Thatcher's claims seem credible to many.
撒切爾女男爵的主張在很多人看來是可信的。

Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
一份耕耘，一份收獲。

This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
該法令迫使工會推遲罷工。

The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.
追索權當有支付義務的第一方不能支付時，可以向商業票據的背書人要求支付的權力。

We do not encourage parents to cocker up their children.
我們不提倡父母溺愛他們的孩子.

At the end of the first round,he was (lying) nineteenth.
第一輪結束后他排名第19位。

Does good marketing mean playing safe (= avoiding risks) and staying traditional?
成功的營銷就是四平八穩、沿襲傳統嗎？

Newton Arvin has pointed out that Emerson had to struggle toward serenity.
牛頓·阿爾文指出愛默生不得不奮力拼搏才得以達到清靜境界.

Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent...
消費下降了25個百分點。

To an outsider, the issues that we fight about would seem almost laughably petty.
對局外人來說，我們為之抗爭的這些議題可能看上去無關痛癢，幾近滑稽。

Many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners.
新老板在全面整頓過程中解雇了許多員工.

In the public's eyes , demographers have a checkered reputation.
民眾對人口統計學者的評價不一.

We will destroy whoever intrudes into our territory.
誰侵入我們的領土,我們會消滅它.