The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère

The direct influence of La Bruyèreʼs writings on English literature is not easily to be traced.

拉布吕耶尔的作品对英国文学的直接影响并不容易追溯。

he made the best use of his residence with a noble family, by studying the personages whose vices and ridicules he so admirably portrayed.

他充分利用了与贵族家族同住的机会，研究了那些他刻画得极为出色的、带有各种恶习和可笑之处的人物。