Jane Eyre
/ˌdʒeɪn ˈeə(r)/
/ˌdʒeɪn ˈer/
- a novel (1847) by Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre is an orphan who, after a very unhappy childhood, becomes a private teacher for the daughter of Edward Rochester. Jane and Mr Rochester fall in love and are about to marry when she discovers that he already has a wife, who is mentally ill. Years later the lovers meet again and marry, although Rochester has by this time been badly injured in a fire. The novel is still popular, mainly for the contrast in character between the shy Jane and the mysterious and violent Rochester.
简·爱（Jane Eyre）：夏洛特·勃朗特（CharlotteBrontë）的小说（1847）。简·艾尔（Jane Eyre）是一位孤儿，在童年时期非常不开心之后，成为爱德华·罗切斯特（Edward Rochester）女儿的私人老师。简和罗切斯特先生坠入爱河，当她发现自己已经有一个患有精神疾病的妻子时，就要结婚。几年后，恋人再次见面并结婚，尽管罗切斯特此时已在一场大火中受了重伤。这部小说仍然很受欢迎，主要是因为害羞的简与神秘而暴力的罗切斯特之间的鲜明对比。