Geoffroy seems to have relied chiefly on the conditions of life, or the " monde ambiant" as the cause of change.

Geoffroy 似乎主要依靠生活条件， 或“世界环境” 作为变因。

The evening suit was the uniform of the grand monde, which was the glittery set that epitomized the French idea of high life.

晚礼服是上流社会制服，闪闪发光套装是法国上流生活理念影。

Christine Clay's colleagues may have doubted that she and Harmer were lovers, but the beau monde, unused to the partnership of work, had no doubt.

Christine Clay 同事们可能怀疑她和 Harmer 是恋人， 但这位不习惯工作伙伴关系上流社会人深信不疑。

I admit I have not been in Parliament any more than I have figured in the beau monde; yet I cannot but think that statesmanship, as well as high breeding, is learned, not by books, but in certain centers of education.

我承认我没有进入过议会，正如我在上流社会中所想象那样；然而我不得不认为，政治家才能和高尚教养不是通过书本而是在某些教育中心习得。