Beyond Good and Evil — Page 1

Vocabulary

由

yóu — by, from, through; indicating agent or cause

和

hé — and; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

在线

zàixiàn — online; connected to or available via internet

分布式

fēnbùshì — distributed; spread across multiple locations or systems

校对

jiàoduì — to proofread; check text for errors and corrections

团队

tuánduì — team; group of people working together

制作

zhìzuò — to produce, create, or make something

善恶

shàn'è — good and evil; moral opposites

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

彼岸

bǐ'àn — the other shore; beyond, the far side

著

zhù — written by; authored by (used after author's name)

译

yì — translated by; to translate from one language

关于

guānyú — about, regarding, concerning a topic

本

běn — this; measure word for books or editions

电子文本

diànzǐ wénběn — electronic text; digital version of a written work

版本

bǎnběn — version, edition; particular form of a text

转录者

zhuǎnlùzhě — transcriber; person who transcribes a text

说明

shuōmíng — explanation, note; to explain or clarify something

以下

yǐxià — the following; below, what comes next

是

shì — is, are, am; the copula verb to be

所译

suǒ yì — translated by; that which was translated

德译英

Dé yì Yīng — translated from German into English

重印

chóngyìn — reprint; to print again, a new print run

该

gāi — this, that; referring to the aforementioned item

译本

yìběn — translation; a translated version of a work

收录

shōulù — to include, to collect and include in a volume

于

yú — in, at, from; literary preposition of location/time

全集

quánjí — complete works; collected works of an author

年

nián — year; measure word for years

对

duì — toward, regarding; directed at something

原文

yuánwén — original text; the source text before translation

进行

jìnxíng — to carry out, to conduct, to undertake an action

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

一些

yīxiē — some, a few; an unspecified small quantity

改动

gǎidòng — change, alteration; to modify something

以

yǐ — in order to, so as to; indicating purpose

将

jiāng — will, to take; used before object in formal text

其

qí — its, his, her; third-person formal pronoun

格式化

géshìhuà — to format; to arrange into a specific structure

为

wéi — to be, as; indicating transformation or purpose

原书

yuánshū — original book; the original printed publication

中

zhōng — in, within, inside; middle or center

斜体

xiétǐ — italics; slanted typeface for emphasis

文字

wénzì — text, written characters, written language

在

zài — at, in; indicating location or ongoing action

大写字母

dàxiě zìmǔ — capital letters; uppercase alphabetic characters

表示

biǎoshì — to indicate, express, or represent something

但

dàn — but, however; introducing a contrasting clause

大多数

dàduōshù — the majority; most of a given group

外语

wàiyǔ — foreign language; a language from another country

短语

duǎnyǔ — phrase; a short group of words

除外

chúwài — except, excluding; not counting something

部分

bùfen — part, portion; a section of a whole

拼写

pīnxiě — spelling; to spell out words letter by letter

有所

yǒusuǒ — somewhat, to some extent; having some degree of

更改

gēnggǎi — to change, alter, modify something

目录

mùlù — table of contents; catalogue or list of items

前言

qiányán — preface, foreword; introductory remarks of a book

第一章

dì yī zhāng — Chapter One; the first chapter of a book

哲学家

zhéxuéjiā — philosopher; person who studies or practices philosophy

偏见

piānjiàn — prejudice, bias; unfair preconceived opinion

第二章

dì èr zhāng — Chapter Two; the second chapter of a book

自由

zìyóu — freedom, liberty; being free from restraint

精神

jīngshén — spirit, mind; mental or spiritual character

第三章

dì sān zhāng — Chapter Three; the third chapter of a book

宗教

zōngjiào — religion; belief system involving the divine

情绪

qíngxù — emotion, mood; one's emotional state

第四章

dì sì zhāng — Chapter Four; the fourth chapter of a book

格言

géyán — maxim, aphorism; a short memorable saying

与

yǔ — and, with; formal conjunction connecting items

插曲

chāqǔ — interlude, episode; a digression or short piece

第五章

dì wǔ zhāng — Chapter Five; the fifth chapter of a book

道德

dàodé — morality, ethics; moral principles and conduct

自然史

zìránjǐshǐ — natural history; study of nature and living things

第六章

dì liù zhāng — Chapter Six; the sixth chapter of a book

我们

wǒmen — we, us; first-person plural pronoun

学者

xuézhě — scholar, academic; a learned or knowledgeable person

第七章

dì qī zhāng — Chapter Seven; the seventh chapter of a book

美德

měidé — virtue; morally excellent quality or character

第八章

dì bā zhāng — Chapter Eight; the eighth chapter of a book

民族

mínzú — ethnic group, nation; a people with shared culture

国家

guójiā — country, state, nation; a sovereign territory

第九章

dì jiǔ zhāng — Chapter Nine; the ninth chapter of a book

何为

hé wéi — what is; asking for a definition or meaning

高贵

gāoguì — noble, distinguished; of high rank or excellence

从

cóng — from; indicating starting point of action or place

高处

gāochù — high place, heights; an elevated position or location

译诗

yì shī — translated poem; poetry rendered in another language

假设

jiǎshè — suppose, assuming; a hypothesis or assumption

真理

zhēnlǐ — truth; fundamental reality or universal principle

一个

yī gè — one; the numeral one with general measure word

女人

nǚrén — woman; an adult female person

那

nà — that, then; demonstrative pronoun or conjunction

又

yòu — again, also; indicating repetition or addition

如何

rúhé — how, what about; asking manner or consequence