They are Aunt Carey, Mildred and Sally, who respectively represent the authors three woman images—tragic angel, she-devil and ideal woman.

她们分别代表了毛姆心目中女性的三种形象——可悲的“天使”、“女恶魔”和理想女性。

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He was the devil of a fellow. He was the lover of a married woman.

他是个糟透了的家伙。他是一个有夫之妇的情人。

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He was also reportedly extravagant in his lifestyle like a famous modern woman editor who was played by Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada.

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The woman who has become media legend, who inspired 2006 blockbuster The Devil Wears Prada and its hardened antagonist played by Meryl Streep, claims she does not consider herself especially powerful or intimidating.

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