Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 13

Vocabulary

场

cháng / chǎng — A measure word for events or natural phenomena.

狂风

kuángfēng — Fierce, violent wind; a raging storm wind.

船体

chuántǐ — The hull or main body of a ship.

漏水

lòushuǐ — To leak water; a water leak.

不过

búguò — However; but; merely; only.

经验

jīngyàn — Experience; knowledge gained through practice.

丰富

fēngfù — Rich; abundant; plentiful in amount or variety.

航海者

hánghǎizhě — A seafarer; mariner; one who navigates the sea.

几乎

jīhū — Almost; nearly; on the verge of.

懒得

lǎnde — Too lazy to bother doing something.

记录

jìlù — To record; a written account or log.

寻常

xúncháng — Ordinary; common; usual; nothing special.

事故

shìgù — Accident; incident; an unexpected mishap.

若

ruò — If; supposing; as if (literary/formal).

此次

cǐcì — This time; this particular occasion.

航行

hángxíng — To navigate; voyage by sea or air.

所

suǒ — Particle emphasizing the verb following it.

遭遇

zāoyù — To encounter; to experience adversity or hardship.

如此

rúcǐ — Like this; such; in this manner.

便

biàn — Then; consequently; as soon as (formal).

心满意足

xīn mǎn yì zú — Perfectly satisfied and content; completely fulfilled.

亲爱

qīn'ài — Dear; beloved; term of endearment.

放心

fàngxīn — To set one's mind at ease; don't worry.

为了

wèile — For the sake of; in order to.

轻率

qīngshuài — Rash; reckless; acting without careful thought.

以身犯险

yǐ shēn fàn xiǎn — To risk one's own life; expose oneself to danger.

将

jiāng — Will; shall; about to (future marker, formal).

保持

bǎochí — To maintain; keep; preserve a state or quality.

冷静

lěngjìng — Calm; cool-headed; composed under pressure.

坚忍不拔

jiān rěn bù bá — Steadfast and persevering; unyielding determination.

处事

chǔshì — To handle affairs; to deal with matters wisely.

谨慎

jǐnshèn — Cautious; prudent; careful in action or speech.

终将

zhōng jiāng — Will eventually; ultimately will happen in the end.

加冕

jiāmiǎn — To crown; to bestow a crown upon; coronation.

为何

wèihé — Why; for what reason (formal/literary).

已

yǐ — Already; to have done something (literary particle).

这一步

zhè yī bù — This step; this stage; this point in progress.

茫茫

mángmáng — Vast and boundless; stretching endlessly without limit.

无路

wú lù — No road; no path; no way forward.

探寻

tànxún — To explore and seek; search out something unknown.

航道

hángdào — A navigational channel; shipping lane; sea route.

连

lián — Even; even including; to link or connect.

繁星

fánxīng — Countless stars; a sky full of bright stars.

胜利

shènglì — Victory; triumph; winning a contest or struggle.

见证

jiànzhèng — To witness; testimony; proof through direct observation.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with (formal/written).

明证

míngzhèng — Clear proof; evident evidence; unmistakable testimony.

前行

qiánxíng — To move forward; advance; press ahead.

征服

zhēngfú — To conquer; subdue; overcome by force or effort.

桀骜不驯

jié'ào bù xùn — Wild and untamable; stubborn, defiant, and unruly.

却又

què yòu — Yet also; but at the same time; nevertheless also.

俯首听命

fǔ shǒu tīng mìng — To bow the head and obey; submit completely.

何物

hé wù — What thing; what object (literary/archaic expression).

阻挡

zǔdǎng — To block; to obstruct; to stop from advancing.

坚定

jiāndìng — Firm; resolute; unwavering in purpose or belief.

心志

xīnzhì — Willpower; ambition; one's mental resolve and aspiration.

不屈

bùqū — Unyielding; unbending; refusing to yield or surrender.

意志

yìzhì — Will; willpower; determination; strength of mind.

激荡

jīdàng — To surge; to stir turbulently; to agitate emotionally.

不由自主

bù yóu zì zhǔ — Involuntarily; cannot help but; beyond one's control.

倾诉

qīngsù — To pour out one's heart; to confide feelings fully.

必须

bìxū — Must; have to; it is necessary to.

搁笔

gēbǐ — To put down the pen; stop writing for now.

愿

yuàn — To wish; to hope; may (expressing a blessing).

上天

shàngtiān — Heaven; God; the sky above (as a divine force).

保佑

bǎoyòu — To bless and protect; divine blessing and safeguarding.

挚爱

zhì'ài — Dearest; most cherished; deeply beloved person.

封

fēng — Measure word for letters; a sealed letter.

致

zhì — To; addressed to; sent to (formal written usage).

夫人

fūren — Mrs.; madam; a respectful title for a married woman.

奇异

qíyì — Strange; bizarre; extraordinary; peculiar and unusual.

令

lìng — To cause; to make; to order; causing someone to.

不得不

bùdébù — Cannot but; have no choice but to do something.

其

qí — His; her; its; their (literary/formal pronoun).

尽管

jǐnguǎn — Even though; despite; although; in spite of.

信件

xìnjiàn — Letters; written correspondence; postal mail items.

到达

dàodá — To arrive; to reach a destination.

手中

shǒuzhōng — In one's hands; in someone's possession or grasp.

之前

zhīqián — Before; prior to; in advance of a time or event.

极有可能

jí yǒu kěnéng — Very likely; highly probable; almost certainly the case.

本人

běnrén — Oneself; the person in question; personally.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives the action.

浮冰

fúbīng — Floating ice; ice floes drifting on the water surface.

重重

chóngchóng — Layer upon layer; heavily; densely surrounding.

包围

bāowéi — To surround; encircle; besiege from all sides.

冰块

bīngkuài — Block of ice; a chunk or mass of ice.

四面八方

sì miàn bā fāng — From all directions; every side; all around simultaneously.

逼近

bījìn — To approach menacingly; close in on; draw near threateningly.

船只

chuánzhī — Vessels; ships; watercraft collectively.

不留

bù liú — Leaving no room; not sparing; without leaving any.

任何

rènhé — Any; whatever; no matter what kind.

可供

kě gōng — Available for use; that can be provided or offered.

漂浮

piāofú — To float; to drift on water or in the air.

水面

shuǐmiàn — Water surface; the top surface of a body of water.

处境

chǔjìng — Situation; predicament; circumstances one finds oneself in.

颇为

pōwéi — Quite; rather; considerably; to a notable degree.

尤其

yóuqí — Especially; particularly; more so than other cases.

四周

sìzhōu — All around; on all four sides; surrounding area.

笼罩

lǒngzhào — To envelop; shroud; cover over completely like a veil.

极为

jí wéi — Extremely; exceedingly; to a very high degree.

浓密

nóngmì — Thick and dense; heavy concentration of fog or foliage.

大雾

dà wù — Heavy fog; dense mist severely reducing visibility.

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore; as a result; for this reason.

停船

tíng chuán — To stop the ship; to halt a vessel's movement.

待命

dàimìng — To stand by; to await orders; on standby.

期盼

qīpàn — To eagerly hope for; to look forward to something.

大气

dàqì — Atmosphere; the air surrounding the earth; weather conditions.

有所

yǒusuǒ — To have some degree of; somewhat; to some extent.

转变

zhuǎnbiàn — To change; to transform; shift in state or condition.