Not so very long ago I was outside in the sunshine, inhaling the fragrance of rosemary and lavender, and picking a nosegay of penstemon and anemone. 没多久以前,我还在外面阳光下呼吸着迷迭香和薰衣草的芬芳,采摘起一束钓钟柳和银莲花。
And yet, " I continued, " she likes your nosegays" . "
“然而,” 我继续说,“她喜欢你的花束。
《小妇人》原版
Brown, soft-eyed children ran out from the quaint stone hovels to offer nosegays, or bunches of oranges still on the bough.
棕色皮肤、眼神柔和的孩子们从古朴的石屋里跑出来,献上花束,或者是树枝上还挂着的一串串橙子。
无名的裘德(下)
On the opposite side of the river, on the crowded barges, were gorgeous nosegays of feminine beauty, fashionably arrayed in green, pink, blue, and white.
在河的对岸,拥挤的驳船上,是女性美的华丽花束,时尚地排列着绿色、粉色、蓝色和白色。
白鲸记
Coming still nearer with the expiring breeze, we saw that the Frenchman had a second whale alongside; and this second whale seemed even more of a nosegay than the first.
Holding his finger to his mouth, he expressed a hope that I would not betray him; and he then informed me that he had promised to gather a nosegay for his mistress.
他把手指放在嘴边,表示希望我不会背叛他;然后他告诉我他已经答应为他的情妇收集一个鼻子。
水孩子
Tom was picking the flowers as fast as he could. The Irishwoman helped him, and showed him how to tie them up; and a very pretty nosegay they had made between them.
汤姆正以最快的速度摘花。爱尔兰女人帮了他一把,教他怎么系绳子。他们之间做了一个非常漂亮的花束。
少年维特之烦恼
I walk by his side, pluck flowers by the way, arrange them carefully into a nosegay, then fling them into the first stream I pass, and watch them as they float gently away.
Oliver thought he heard him sob, more than once; but he feared to interrupt him by any fresh remark—for he could well guess what his feelings were—and so stood apart, feigning to be occupied with his nosegay.
A nosegay, tussie-mussie, or posy is a small flower bouquet, typically given as a gift. They have existed in some form since at least medieval times, when they were carried or worn around the head or bodice. Doilies are traditionally used to bind the stems in these arrangements. Alternatively, "posy holders," available in a variety of shapes and materials (although often silver), enable the wearing of these arrangements "at the waist, in the hair, or secured with a brooch."