Another long and deliberate pause succeeded these sententious questions and ready replies.

在这陈词滥调问题和准答复之后， 又一次长时间、刻意停。

" We must study resignation, " said Mrs. Penniman, hesitating, but sententious at a venture.

“我们必须学会顺从，”彭尼曼夫人说，语气有豫，但大胆地说了一句。

He usually expressed his meaning by short sententious phrases uttered in a soft voice.

他通常用柔和声音说出简短句子来表达他意思。