Miss Ley, indeed, was convinced that some catastrophe had occurred.是什么意思？

Miss Ley, indeed, was convinced that some catastrophe had occurred.

的确, 莱伊小姐深信发生了什么大变故.

Miss

n. （用于姓名或姓之前，对未婚女子的称呼）小姐，女士，失误；v. 漏掉，错过（机会），思念，没遇到；

例句
We were not altogether sure that the comet would miss the Earth...
我们不能完全肯定彗星不会与地球相撞。

ley

n. 牧地，草地；

例句
Bertha was devoutly grateful to Miss Ley for her opportune return on Gerald's last night.
伯莎万分感激莱伊小姐在杰拉德的那最后一夜里适时赶回家.

indeed

adv. 的确，确实，实在，实际上，真正地，真的，真是，甚至；

例句
He was intensely eager, indeed avid, for wealth.
他嗜财如命。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

convinced

adj. 确信的，深信的，有坚定信仰的；v. 使确信(convince的过去分词)，说服；

例句
I was so badly behaved I was convinced she would be glad to see the back of me.
我的表现如此差劲，相信她会很高兴看到我离开。

that

det. 那个，那；pron. 那个，那；conj. 多么，如此…以至，用于某些动词、形容词和名词后，引出各种从句；adv. 不那么，那样；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

some

det. 一些，某个，部分，相当多的；pron. 一些，若干，（数量不确切时用）有些人；adv. 大约，有点，稍微；

例句
It's not a question of some abstract concept.
这不是某个抽象概念的问题。

catastrophe

n. 大灾难，惨败，悲剧的结局，地表突然而猛烈的变动，灾变；

例句
We live in the shadow of the apocalypse, of a catastrophe that will mean the end of the world itself.
我们生活在意味着世界末日将要到来的灾难的阴影当中。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

occurred

v. 发生(occur 的过去分词)；

例句
The deaths occurred when police acted to stop widespread looting and vandalism...
警方采取行动制止猖狂的打砸抢行为时有多人丧生。