陈圣元书上section16的题:
Without seeming unworldly, William James(WJ) appeared wholly removed from the_____of society, the conventionality of academe.
(A) ethos
(B) idealism
(C) romance
(D) paradoxes
(E) commonplaces
答案选E,我想选C,书上给的翻译是:并没有显得惊世骇俗,威廉詹姆斯显得完全摆脱了学术界的平庸之见,学术界的传统之见。我的理解是,既然并没有显得惊世骇俗,那WJ就应该是世俗的、平庸的,意思刚好相反。请大牛解释一下,谢谢。