我们倾向于把维多利亚时代的人想象得非常古板、中规中矩。We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.他的行为越矩了，我们别无选择只好将他停职。He overstepped the mark and we had no option but to suspend him.它的设计适合只想打出和看到中规中矩的图形字符的患有电脑恐惧症的人使用。Its desi...
Their government is making overtures for peace.他们的政府正在提出和平建议。He had lately begun to make clumsy yet endearing overtures of friendship.最近他开始主动表示友好，样子笨拙却又招人喜爱。Clyde , of course , was insincere in regard to all his overture...
He lived in a ground floor maisonette.他住在底楼的一套复式公寓里。She wanted a couple of days' grace to get the maisonette cleaned before she moved in.她想延缓几天，等到把这套复式公寓清理干净后再搬进去。...