gentleman是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 绅士， 先生，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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Robert bade fair to be an accomplished gentleman some day, for John Mangles was to make a sailor of him, and the Major was to teach him sang-froid, and Glenarvan and Lady Helena were to instil into him courage and goodness and generosity, while Mary was to inspire him with gratitude toward such instructors.
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：
-- On the death of Sir Charles we inquired for this young gentleman and found that he had been farming in Canada.
-- A gentleman goes forth on a showery and miry day.
-- Then my gentleman threw up the trap, and he cried that I should drive right away to Waterloo Station as hard as I could go.
-- 'Well, he wasn't alto-gether such an easy gentleman to describe.
-- One thing only appears to be certain, and that is that Mr. James Desmond, who is the next heir, is an elderly gentleman of a very amiable disposition, so that this persecution does not arise from him.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Yes, Nicolai Andreevitch that was his name,' and the young fellow looked earnestly and with curiosity at the all-knowing gentleman with the red nose.
-- 'This gentleman declares, Gavrila Ardalionovitch,' began the man, confidentially and almost familiarly, 'that he is Prince Muishkin and a relative of Madame Epanchin's.
-- It appeared that the general had known Pavlicheff; but why the latter had taken an interest in the prince, that young gentleman could not explain; probably by virtue of the old friendship with his father, he thought.
-- Afanasy Ivanovitch was a gentleman of fifty-five years of age, artistically gifted, and of most refined tastes.
-- Close to an estate of Totski's, in one of the central provinces of Russia, there lived, at that time, a poor gentleman whose estate was of the wretchedest description.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A gentleman killed, besides his coachman.
-- But a gentleman on tramp sees such a thundering lot of his boots.
-- Among others old Fletcher remembers seeing him, and indeed the old gentleman was so struck by his peculiar agitation that he inadvertently allowed a quantity of whitewash to run down the brush into the sleeve of his coat while regarding him.
-- And it had, though no man had traced it, invariably ended its mysterious flight in the pocket of that agitated gentleman in the obsolete silk hat, sitting outside the little inn on the outskirts of Port Stowe.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- After simpering in a small way, like one whose modesty prohib-ited a more open expression of his admiration of a witticism that was perfectly unintelligible to his hearers, he contin-ued, 'It is not prudent for any one of my profession to be too familiar with those he has to instruct; for which reason I follow not the line of the army; besides which, I conclude that a gentleman of your character has the best judgment in matters of wayfaring; I have, therefore, decided to join company, in order that the ride may be made agreeable, and partake of social communion.'
-- You will then, pardon me, Alice, should I diminish your enjoyments, by requesting this gentleman to postpone his chant until a safer opportunity.'
-- 'It is a corps which has many majors; the gentleman you name is the senior, but I speak of the junior of them all; he who commands the companies in garrison at William Henry.'
-- 'Yes, yes, I have heard that a young gentleman of vast riches, from one of the provinces far south, has got the place.
-- She was the daughter of a gentleman of those isles, by a lady whose misfortune it was, if you will,' said the old man, proudly, 'to be descended, remotely, from that unfortunate class who are so basely enslaved to administer to the wants of a luxurious people.
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And there was an old gentleman who shall be nameless, being too rich a myn-heer to be lightly mentioned, who, in the battle of White Plains, being an excellent master of defence, parried a mus-ket-ball with a small-sword, insomuch that he absolutely felt it whiz round the blade, and glance off at the hilt; in proof of which he was ready at any time to show the sword, with the hilt a little bent.
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I was half afraid to show it to the gentleman who had spoken to me about it.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Well now, and the ladder," cried the sailor; "who can the gentleman have been who sent us that down?"
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The jolly old grandfather unto this, retorts, not only that he declines to fork out with that cheerful readiness which is always so agreeable and pleasant in a gentleman of his time of life, but that he will bow up, and call names, and make reflections whenever they meet.
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