A mere word, an unmeaning sound that fixes no impression on the mind.
个简单的词, 个毫意义的声音, 不会在脑海中留下任何印象。
It was at present a place perfectly accordant with man's nature— neither ghastly, hateful, nor ugly; neither commonplace, unmeaning, nor tame; but, like man, slighted and enduring; and withal singularly colossal and mysterious in its swarthy monotony.
荒原这个地方,眼下与人的性情完全协调致——既不可怖,又不可恨,也不难看;既不平庸,又不呆板,也不消沉;但和人样,受到冷落,默默忍耐着;它那单调不变的黝黑巨大比,神秘莫测,尤为奇特。