A
day or two later Mrs. Strickland sent me round a note asking if I could go and
see her that evening after dinner. I found her alone. Her black dress, simple
to austerity, suggested her bereaved condition, and I was innocently astonished
that notwithstanding a real emotion she was able to dress the part she had to
play according to her notions of seemliness.
simple
to austerity,是形容词短语,作dress的非限制性定语。相当于:Her black dress, which was simple
to austerity, suggested her bereaved condition。
to
austerity 是simple的结果状语,说明“简单到朴素”,指穿着很简朴。
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