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

在这陈词滥调的问题和的答复之后， 又一次长时间的、刻意的停。

" 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，但大胆地说了一句。

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

他通常用柔和的声音说出简短的句子来表达他的意思。