” which I defined as nothing short of 100% fluency in reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension. I dreamt of accent-free French for my kids, and for me – maybe every tenth word or so would hint that I’m not French and give me a sexy, subtle...
mot juste"right word" Exactly the right word or expression. née"born" Used in genealogy to refer to a woman's maiden name: Anne Miller née (or nee) Smith. noblesse oblige"obligated nobility" The idea that those who are noble are obliged to act noble. nom de guerre"war name" Pseudony...
(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980) is a much shorter version that ends at the point where Lancelot has become the queen's lover and is made a knight of Arthur's household. Kennedy believes that this represents an earlier state of the romance, before it was earmarked for development into the ...
That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。 It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。 19 dealing n.经商方法,待人态度 参考例句: This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。 His...
Towards the end of Thomas Malory’s Tale of the Sankgreal (1469), Lancelot arrives at midnight in a rudderless boat “before a castell which was rych and fayre, and on the backe syde there was a posterne opened towarde the see, and was opyn withoute ony kepynge, save too lyons kept...