elegance是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 优雅，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- How he would figure among them in the churchyard, between services on Sundays; gathering grapes for them from the wild vines that overran the surrounding trees; reciting for their amusement all the epitaphs on the tomb-stones; or sauntering, with a whole bevy of them, along the banks of the adjacent mill-pond; while the more bashful country bumpkins hung sheepishly back, envying his supe-rior elegance and address.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Inside, however, there were large rooms furnished with an elegance in which I seemed to rec-ognize the taste of the lady.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'This is a parade,' he cried, 'which does one good; it gives such an elegance to misfortune!Another day I will do the same; I will sit in my library, in my nightcap and powdering gown, and give as much trouble as I can; or, perhaps, I may defer it till Kitty runs away.'
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- With the size and furniture of the house Mrs. Dashwood was upon the whole well satisfied; for though her former style of life rendered many additions to the latter indispensable, yet to add and improve was a delight to her; and she had at this time ready money enough to supply all that was wanted of greater elegance to the apartments.
-- They were, of course, very anxious to see a person on whom so much of their comfort at Barton must depend; and the elegance of her appearance was favourable to their wishes.
-- Her manners had all the elegance which her husband's wanted.
-- Lady Middleton piqued herself upon the elegance of her table, and of all her domestic arrangements; and from this kind of vanity was her greatest enjoyment in any of their parties.
-- CHAPTER 10Marianne's preserver, as Margaret, with more elegance than precision, styled Willoughby, called at the cottage early the next morning to make his personal enquiries.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- What he wore did not strike the eye so forcibly as that which Drouet had on, but Carrie could see the elegance of the material.
-- The former was pleased beyond expression, and was really hypnotised by the environment, the trappings of the box, the elegance of her companion.
-- It was now for the old cottage room in Columbia City, now the mansion upon the Shore Drive, now the fine dress of some lady, now the elegance of some scene.
-- Hurstwood found that he could not talk, repressed as he was, and grudging Drouet every moment of his presence, he bowed himself out with the elegance of a Faust.
-- She was fading, while he was still preening himself in his elegance and youth.
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