Jane Austen
/ˌdʒeɪn ˈɒstɪn/
/ˌdʒeɪn ˈɑːstɪn/
- (1775-1817) an English writer whose novels have had a strong influence on the development of English literature. In them she describes the personal relationships and social life of the English upper middle class of her time with gentle humour. She herself never married. Her best-known books are Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Emma (1816) and Persuasion (1818). Many of her novels have been made into films.
简·奥斯汀（Jane Austen）：（1775-1817）一位英国作家，其小说对英语文学的发展产生了深远的影响。在其中，她以幽默的态度描述了当时英国上层中产阶级的人际关系和社交生活。她自己从未结婚。她最著名的书是《感官与情感》（1811），《傲慢与偏见》（1813），《爱玛》（1816）和《说服力》（1818）。她的许多小说都被拍成电影了。