Promises

例句/造句/用法:

• By dint of alternate threats, promises, and bribes, the lady in question was ultimately prevailed upon to undertake the commission. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
• My little sister must make her own experiments, said he; I will give no promises. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
• Noon approached, and after many adieux and promises to return, he tore himself away. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
• So, when I am after a chemical result that I have in mind, I may make hundreds or thousands of experiments out of which there may be one that promises results in the right direction. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
• This convention is not of the nature of a promise: For even promises themselves, as we shall see afterwards, arise from human conventions. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
• Would you do me the favour, miss, to take notice o' two promises and wows wot it is my wishes fur to record in this here crisis? 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
• The timid little beauty promises in all earnestness to be trustworthy. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
• There is a mixture of servility and self-importance in his letter, which promises well. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
• Every possibility of good was before me, and the first of blessings secured, in obtaining her promises of faith and correspondence. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
• Everywhere governments had been borrowing and issuing paper promises to pay interest, more interest than they could conveniently raise. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
• I don't think it promises. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
• The difficulties, that occur to us, in supposing a moral obligation to attend promises, we either surmount or elude. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
• But we have proved already, that there is no such act of the mind, and consequently that promises impose no natural obligation. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
• Here, therefore, promises come naturally in play, and are often required for fuller satisfaction and security. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
• Where promises are not observed, there can be no leagues nor alliances. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
• The Turk, amazed and delighted, endeavoured to kindle the zeal of his deliverer by promises of reward and wealth. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
• Now it is evident we have no motive leading us to the performance of promises, distinct from a sense of duty. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
• The promises were all broken. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
• Vows, love, promises, confidences, gratitude, how queerly they read after a while! 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
• Your narrative promises to be a most interesting one. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
• I read it in your eye; it is not of that description which promises the maintenance of an even tenor in life. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
• Our civil duties, therefore, must soon detach themselves from our promises, and acquire a separate force and influence. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
• He seemed making promises, which he soothed her into accepting in lieu of information. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
• On its beneficent side it promises a new professional interest in work, self-education, and the co-operative management of industry. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
• I don't understand you, yet,' said Bounderby, with determined obstinacy, 'and therefore I won't make any promises. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
• Under solemn promises---- What are promises to such people as these? 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
• This sentiment of morality, in the performance of promises, arises from the same principles as that in the abstinence from the property of others. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
• Do you think they would feel happier if they were in possession of your promises of marriage? 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
• This promises to be a most interesting and unusual case, said he. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
• I laughed at Meyler's promises, assuring him I had not the least faith in them. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.

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