The tribe was a big family; the nation a group of tribal families; a household often contained hundreds of people. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
He once said that he was educated in a university where all the students belonged to families of the aristocracy; and the highest class in the university all wore little red caps. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
In most families there comes, now and then, a year full of events. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特.小妇人.
An undue love of Self leads to the most monstrous crimes and occasions the greatest misfortunes both in States and Families. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷.名利场.
This invention is practically a gift to the workingmen of the world and their families. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
V ARKWRIGHT AND THE SPINNING-JENNY 1732-1792 All the great English inventors have sprung from families of small means, and have had to work for their living. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
At least in some families, Rebecca continued. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷.名利场.
I am sure we are constantly hearing, ma'am, till it becomes quite nauseous, concerning their wives and families,' said Bitzer. 查尔斯·狄更斯.艰难时事.
They say that there are some families almost starving to death in Briarfield. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.雪莉.
But I must not shrink from a professional duty, even if it sows dissensions in families. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.
There were families in London who would have sacrificed a year's income to receive such an honour at the hands of those great ladies. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷.名利场.
Miserliness is a capital quality to run in families; it's the safe side for madness to dip on. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.
A degree or two lower, and a creditable appearance might interest me; I might hope to be useful to their families in some way or other. 简·奥斯汀.爱玛.
The elder De Candolle has made nearly similar observations on the general nature of the affinities of distinct families of plants. 查尔斯·达尔文.物种起源.
The regular and best families Emma could hardly suppose they would presume to inviteneither Donwell, nor Hartfield, nor Randalls. 简·奥斯汀.爱玛.
We met other families on the Long Walk, enjoying like ourselves the return of the genial season. 玛丽·雪莱.最后一个人.
The high price of such commodities does not necessarily diminish the ability of the inferior ranks of people to bring up families. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
Many of the leading officers had brought their families to witness the hunting down of the Macedonian invaders. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
In addition the following other great language families are distinguished by the philologist. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
That is how families get rid of troublesome sprigs. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.
Two or three of the houses were occupied by the families of members of the staff; in the others boarders were taken, the laboratory, of course, furnishing all the patrons. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
Very strange things comes to our knowledge in families, miss; bless your heart, what you would think to be phenomenons, quite. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.
All the middle-aged clerks think their families too large. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.
Look at the numerous families of girls in this neighbourhood--the Armitages, the Birtwhistles, the Sykeses. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.雪莉.
Yes, in property going out of families, said Mrs. Waule, in continuation,--and where there's steady young men to carry on. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.
My son is one of the last representatives of two old families. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.
And they will take care that their families do not exceed their means; having an eye to poverty or war. 柏拉图.理想国.
Dear, dear, one of the oldest families in the county of Norfolk, and one of the most honoured. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔.福尔摩斯归来记.
We were ten weeks in our journey, and I was shown in eighteen large towns, besides many villages, and private families. 乔纳森·斯威夫特.格列佛游记.
This sort of thing is true of all the orders and families that survive until to-day. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.