From this intense consciousness of being the object of severe and universal observation, the wearer of the scarlet letter was at length relieved by discerning, on the ourskirts of the crowd, a figure which irresistibly took possession of her thoughts.
An Indian, in his native garb, was standing there; but the red men were not so infrequent visitors of the English settlements, that one of them would have attracted any notice from Hester Prynne, at such a time; much less would he have excluded all other objects and ideas from her mind.
By the Indian's side, and evidently sustaining a companionship with him, stood a white man, clad in a strange disarray of civilized and savage costume.
intense 극심한 강렬한 누군가가 intense하다면 그 사람의 감정 생각 그런것들이 밖으로 다 드러날 정도로 그 사람이열정적이라는의미가 있다. 사건이 intense 하면 정도가 아주 강렬한 것이다.
intensive 집중. 강렬
intent가 형용사로 쓰일때 강한 관심을 보이는, 열중하는 의미가 있지만 intent와 intense는 다른 것.
discerning 안목, 통찰력,
at length=after a long time
clad ..무엇을 입은. 무엇을 덮은, snow-clad hills 눈 덮인 산들, She was clad in blue dress.
disarray 혼란스러운