Prostitution was curtailed in the major cities and sexual liberality was viewed askance at the court, despite the actions of the empress's own husband.

尽管皇后自己的丈夫采取了行动，但主要城市的卖淫活动受到限制，宫廷对性自由表示怀疑。

Catherine was immensely struck with this conception of the affair, which seemed eminently worthy of her lover's brilliant intellect; though she viewed it askance in so far as it depended upon her own powers of execution.

凯瑟琳对这件事的构想大为吃惊，这似乎配得上她情人的才智。尽管她对这取决于她自己的执行力持怀疑态度。