Pride and Prejudice — Page 14
The goodness of the minor characters in Pride and Prejudice has been already alluded to, and it makes a detailed dwelling on their beauties difficult in any space, and impossible in this.
『高慢と偏見』の脇役たちの優秀さについてはすでに言及したが、そのためにどんな紙幅においても彼らの魅力を詳細に論じることは難しく、ここでは不可能である。
Mrs. Bennet we have glanced at, and it is not easy to say whether she is more exquisitely amusing or more horribly true.
ベネット夫人についてはすでに触れたが、彼女が比類なく滑稽であるか、それとも恐ろしいほど真実を突いているか、どちらがより際立っているかを言い表すのは容易ではない。
Much the same may be said of Kitty and Lydia; but it is not every author, even of genius, who would have differentiated with such unerring skill the effects of folly and vulgarity of intellect and disposition working upon the common weaknesses of woman at such different ages.
キティとリディアについても概ね同じことが言えるが、たとえ天才的な作家であっても、これほど異なる年齢における女性の共通の弱さに働きかける愚かさと知性および気質の粗野さの影響を、これほど確かな技巧で描き分けられる作家はそうはいない。
With Mary, Miss Austen has taken rather less pains, though she has been even more unkind to her; not merely in the text, but, as we learn from those interesting traditional appendices which Mr. Austen Leigh has given us, in dooming her privately to marry "one of Mr. Philips's clerks."
メアリーに関しては、オースティン嬢はさほど心を砕いていないが、彼女に対してはさらに冷淡であった。本文の中だけでなく、オースティン・リー氏が伝えてくれた興味深い伝承的な補足によれば、密かに彼女を「フィリップス氏の書記の一人」と結婚させる運命に定めたという点においても。
The habits of first copying and then retailing moral sentiments, of playing and singing too long in public, are, no doubt, grievous and criminal; but perhaps poor Mary was rather the scapegoat of the sins of blue stockings in that Fordyce-belectured generation.
道徳的な感情をまず書き写し、それから披露する習慣や、人前で長々と演奏し歌い続ける習慣は、疑いなく嘆かわしく罪深いものである。しかし、哀れなメアリーはむしろ、フォーダイスの説教に慣れ親しんだあの世代のブルーストッキングたちの罪の身代わりであったのかもしれない。
It is at any rate difficult not to extend to her a share of the respect and affection (affection and respect of a peculiar kind; doubtless), with which one regards Mr. Collins, when she draws the moral of Lydia's fall.
いずれにせよ、彼女がリディアの転落から教訓を引き出す場面においては、コリンズ氏に対して抱くような敬意と愛情（おそらく独特の種類の愛情と敬意ではあるが）の一端を彼女にも向けずにはいられない。
Vocabulary
- 高慢
- kouman — Pride, arrogance, haughtiness.
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle.
- 偏見
- henken — Prejudice, bias, preconceived notion.
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
- 脇役
- wakiyaku — Supporting role, minor character in a story.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
- 優秀
- yuushuu — Excellence, superiority, outstanding ability.
- さ
- sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives into nouns.
- に
- ni — Directional or target particle; at, to, for.
- つい
- tsui — Inadvertently; used in 'tsuite' meaning about/regarding.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle.
- すでに
- sudeni — Already, by now, previously.
- 言及
- genkyuu — Mention, reference to something previously stated.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of する; and, moreover.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb.
- が
- ga — Subject marker; but, however (conjunctive).
- その
- sono — That, those (referring to previously mentioned thing).
- ため
- tame — Because of, due to, for the purpose of.
- どんな
- donna — What kind of, any sort of.
- 紙幅
- sifuku — Space on paper, page length available for writing.
- おい
- oi — In, at (literary form of において).
- も
- mo — Also, even, too (inclusive particle).
- 彼ら
- karera — They, them (plural third person pronoun).
- 魅力
- miryoku — Charm, appeal, attractiveness.
- を
- wo — Direct object marker particle.
- 詳細
- shousai — Details, particulars, in-depth description.
- 論じる
- ronjiru — To discuss, argue, or analyze in depth.
- こと
- koto — Thing, matter, fact (nominalizer).
- 難しく
- muzukashiku — Being difficult, hard (adverbial adjective form).
- ここ
- koko — Here, this place.
- で
- de — At, in, by means of (location/means particle).
- 不可能
- fukanou — Impossible, not feasible.
- ある
- aru — To exist, to be (inanimate).
- 夫人
- fujin — Mrs., madam, a married woman of status.
- 触れ
- fure — Touch upon, mention briefly.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She, her; also means girlfriend.
- 比類
- hirui — Comparison, equal, match (often used in 比類ない).
- なく
- naku — Without, lacking (negative conjunctive form).
- 滑稽
- kokkei — Comic, funny, ridiculous, absurdly humorous.
- か
- ka — Question particle; or (in alternatives).
- それとも
- soretomo — Or, alternatively (presenting a second option).
- 恐ろしい
- osoroshii — Terrible, frightening, dreadful.
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent that, as much as.
- 真実
- shinjitsu — Truth, reality, fact.
- 突い
- tsui — Poke, thrust, hit upon (conjunctive of 突く).
- いる
- iru — To be, to exist (animate); progressive auxiliary.
- どちら
- dochira — Which one (of two), where (polite).
- より
- yori — Than, more than, from (comparative particle).
- 際立っ
- kiwadatsu — Stand out, be conspicuous, be prominent.
- 言い表す
- iiarawasu — To express in words, to describe verbally.
- 容易
- youi — Easy, simple, not difficult.
- ない
- nai — Not exist; negative auxiliary for verbs/adjectives.
- 概ね
- oomune — Generally, mostly, on the whole.
- 同じ
- onaji — Same, identical, equal.
- 言える
- ieru — Can say, can be said (potential of 言う).
- たとえ
- tatoe — Even if, even though, supposing that.
- 天才
- tensai — Genius, extraordinarily gifted person.
- 的な
- tekina — Suffix meaning '-like,' '-type,' adjectival form.
- 作家
- sakka — Author, writer, literary artist.
- あっ
- atte — Being (conjunctive of ある, literary usage).
- これほど
- korehodo — This much, to this extent.
- 異なる
- kotonaru — To differ, to be different from another.
- 年齢
- nenrei — Age, number of years old.
- おける
- okeru — In, at, concerning (literary locative expression).
- 女性
- josei — Woman, female person.
- 共通
- kyoutsuu — Common, shared, mutual characteristic.
- 弱さ
- yowasa — Weakness, frailty, vulnerability.
- 働きかける
- hatarakikakeru — To work on, appeal to, influence someone.
- 愚かさ
- orokasa — Foolishness, stupidity, lack of wisdom.
- 知性
- chisei — Intellect, intelligence, rational faculty.
- および
- oyobi — And, as well as (formal conjunction).
- 気質
- kishitsu — Temperament, disposition, natural character.
- 粗野
- soya — Coarse, crude, vulgar, unrefined.
- 影響
- eikyou — Influence, effect, impact on something.
- 確かな
- tashikana — Certain, reliable, definite, sure.
- 技巧
- gikou — Technique, skill, artistic craft.
- 描き分け
- kakiwake — Drawing or portraying characters distinctly from one another.
- られる
- rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
- そう
- sou — So, that way, it seems, appearance of.
- い
- i — Conjunctive form of いる; being, existing.
- に関して
- ni kanshite — Regarding, concerning, with respect to.
- 嬢
- jou — Miss, young lady, unmarried woman.
- さほど
- sahodo — Not so much, not particularly (with negative).
- 心
- kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit, feelings.
- 砕い
- kudaite — Breaking, crushing; exerting effort (砕く conjunctive).
- 対し
- taishi — Toward, against, in contrast to.
- さらに
- sarani — Furthermore, even more, additionally.
- 冷淡
- reitan — Cold, indifferent, lacking warmth or interest.
- 本文
- honbun — Main text, body of a written work.
- 中
- naka — Inside, within, among, in the middle of.
- だけ
- dake — Only, just, merely, nothing but.
- 氏
- shi — Mr., Ms.; honorific suffix for names.
- 伝え
- tsutae — Convey, tell, transmit (conjunctive of 伝える).
- くれ
- kure — Give (to me); auxiliary showing favor to speaker.
- 興味深い
- kyoumibukaii — Interesting, fascinating, of great curiosity.
- 伝承
- denshō — Tradition, legend, oral transmission of lore.
- 補足
- hosoku — Supplement, addition, complementary information.
- よれ
- yore — According to (used in によれば, meaning 'according to').
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when.'
- 密か
- hisoka — Secret, stealthy, quiet, done without others knowing.
- 書記
- shoki — Clerk, secretary, person who records documents.
- 一人
- hitori — One person, alone, a single individual.
- 結婚
- kekkon — Marriage, wedding, matrimony.
- せる
- seru — Causative auxiliary verb: make or let someone do.
- 運命
- unmei — Fate, destiny, one's predetermined future.
- 定め
- sadame — Destiny, decree, fate; setting a rule.
- いう
- iu — To say, to be called, to be referred to as.
- 点
- ten — Point, aspect, respect, matter.
- 道徳
- doutoku — Morality, ethics, moral principles.
- 感情
- kanjou — Emotion, feeling, sentiment.
- まず
- mazu — First of all, to begin with, firstly.
- 書き写し
- kakiutsushi — Copying in writing, transcribing text by hand.
- それから
- sorekara — After that, then, and then.
- 披露
- hirou — Presentation, showing off, public display.
- する
- suru — To do, to perform, to make happen.
- 習慣
- shuukan — Habit, custom, practice, routine.
- や
- ya — And (among others); listing particle.
- 人前
- hitomae — In front of others, in public.
- 長々
- naganaga — At great length, for a long time, prolongedly.
- 演奏
- ensou — Musical performance, playing an instrument.
- 歌い続ける
- utaitsuzukeru — To keep singing, to continue singing without stopping.
- 疑い
- utagai — Doubt, suspicion, question, uncertainty.
- 嘆かわしく
- nagekawashiku — Lamentably, deplorably, in a regrettable manner.
- 罪深い
- tsumibukaii — Sinful, wicked, deeply guilty of wrongdoing.
- もの
- mono — Thing, person, matter (nominalizer with nuance).
- しかし
- shikashi — However, but, nevertheless.
- 哀れ
- aware — Pity, pathos, pitiable, deserving of sympathy.
- な
- na — Adjectival suffix (na-adjective connector).
- むしろ
- mushiro — Rather, instead, if anything, preferably.
- 説教
- sekkyou — Sermon, preaching, moral lecture.
- 慣れ親しん
- nareshitashinde — Having become familiar with, grown accustomed to.
- だ
- da — Copula: is, are, am (plain form of です).
- あの
- ano — That (over there), that well-known.
- 世代
- sedai — Generation, age group, era of people.
- ブルー
- Buruu — Blue (loanword from English).
- ストッキング
- Sutokkingu — Stocking (as in 'bluestocking,' an intellectual woman).
- 罪
- tsumi — Sin, crime, guilt, wrongdoing.
- 身代わり
- migawari — Substitute, scapegoat, stand-in for another person.
- かも
- kamo — Perhaps, maybe (short for かもしれない).
- しれ
- shire — Be known; used in かもしれない meaning 'might be.'
- いずれ
- izure — Either way, eventually, sooner or later.
- せよ
- seyo — Even if, regardless (used in いずれにせよ).
- 転落
- tenraku — Fall, downfall, decline in status or morality.
- から
- kara — From, because, after (particle of origin or cause).
- 教訓
- kyoukun — Lesson, moral, teaching derived from experience.
- 引き出す
- hikidasu — To draw out, extract, derive a lesson.
- 場面
- bamen — Scene, situation, moment in a narrative.
- 抱く
- idaku — To hold, embrace; to harbor feelings or thoughts.
- よう
- you — Appearance, seeming; used in expressions like ような.
- 敬意
- keii — Respect, reverence, esteem for someone.
- 愛情
- aijou — Affection, love, tender feeling toward someone.
- おそらく
- osoraku — Probably, perhaps, most likely.
- 独特
- dokutoku — Unique, distinctive, peculiar to something.
- 種類
- shurui — Type, kind, category, variety.
- 一端
- ippan — A part of, one aspect, a fraction of something.
- 向け
- muke — Directed toward, aimed at (conjunctive of 向ける).
- ず
- zu — Negative conjunctive suffix meaning 'without doing.'
- られ
- rare — Passive/potential auxiliary verb suffix form.
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