Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 8

Vocabulary

爵士

juéshì — Knight; a person of noble rank or title.

和

hé — And; used to connect words or phrases together.

如何

rúhé — How; in what way or manner something occurs.

遇见

yùjiàn — To meet; to encounter someone by chance.

三位

sān wèi — Three (people); a polite counter for persons.

少女

shàonǚ — Young girl; a maiden or teenage female person.

以及

yǐjí — As well as; and also, used to add items.

他们

tāmen — They; third-person plural pronoun referring to people.

各自

gèzì — Each; respectively, on their own individually.

带走

dài zǒu — To take away; to lead or carry someone off.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

一位

yī wèi — One (person); polite measure word for a person.

第

dì — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'the nth'.

二十

èrshí — Twenty; the number twenty in Chinese.

章

zhāng — Chapter; a major section or division of a book.

骑士

qíshì — Knight; an armored warrior serving a noble lord.

与

yǔ — With; and, connecting two subjects or objects together.

矮人

ǎirén — Dwarf; a small-statured person or fantasy creature.

为

wèi — For; on behalf of, indicating purpose or reason.

女士

nǚshì — Lady; a polite title for an adult woman.

而

ér — And yet; a conjunction linking contrasting or related clauses.

争斗

zhēngdòu — To fight; to struggle or battle against someone.

二十一

èrshíyī — Twenty-one; the number 21 in Chinese.

王

wáng — King; a monarch or ruler of a kingdom.

甘愿

gānyuàn — Willing; gladly accepting a situation or consequence.

被俘

bèi fú — To be captured; taken prisoner by an opposing force.

只为

zhǐ wèi — Only for; solely for the purpose of something.

一睹

yī dǔ — To catch a glimpse; to see something just once.

心上人

xīnshàngrén — Beloved; the person one loves or admires romantically.

芳容

fāngróng — Beautiful face; a graceful and lovely appearance.

答应

dāying — To promise; to agree or consent to a request.

他

tā — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun in Chinese.

赢得

yíngdé — To win; to gain or earn something through effort.

那位

nà wèi — That person; referring politely to a specific individual.

的

de — Possessive/attributive particle linking modifier to noun.

爱情

àiqíng — Love; romantic love between two people.

二十二

èrshí'èr — Twenty-two; the number 22 in Chinese.

来到

láidào — To arrive at; to come to a particular place.

处

chù — Place; location, or a person's presence or side.

发现

fāxiàn — To discover; to find or realize something new.

沉睡

chénshuì — To sleep deeply; to be in a deep slumber.

在

zài — At; in, on, indicating location or ongoing action.

一起

yīqǐ — Together; in the same place or doing things jointly.

二十三

èrshísān — Twenty-three; the number 23 in Chinese.

因

yīn — Because of; due to a particular reason or cause.

湖中

hú zhōng — In the lake; within or amid a lake's waters.

之故

zhī gù — Because of; formal expression meaning due to a reason.

不再

bù zài — No longer; not anymore, indicating a stopped action.

爱慕

àimù — To admire; to feel romantic admiration toward someone.

并

bìng — And; furthermore, connecting two parallel actions or facts.

从此

cóngcǐ — From now on; from this point forward in time.

爱上

ài shàng — To fall in love with; to begin loving someone.

二十四

èrshísì — Twenty-four; the number 24 in Chinese.

同行

tóngxíng — To travel together; to accompany someone on a journey.

南境

nán jìng — Southern territory; lands or regions in the south.

公爵

gōngjué — Duke; the highest rank of European nobility.

二十五

èrshíwǔ — Twenty-five; the number 25 in Chinese.

及其

jí qí — And his/its; together with the associated persons or things.

四个

sì ge — Four; four items or people counted with general measure word.

儿子

érzi — Son; a male child in relation to his parents.

交战

jiāozhàn — To engage in battle; to fight against an enemy force.

迫使

pòshǐ — To force; to compel someone to do something unwillingly.

投降

tóuxiáng — To surrender; to give up and yield to an opponent.

二十六

èrshíliù — Twenty-six; the number 26 in Chinese.

年届

nián jiè — To reach an age; to arrive at a certain age.

六十

liùshí — Sixty; the number 60 in Chinese.

比武

bǐwǔ — Tournament; a martial competition to test fighting skill.

中

zhōng — In; within, inside a place, event, or period.

夺得

duódé — To seize; to win or obtain something through competition.

奖赏

jiǎngshǎng — Reward; a prize or compensation given for achievement.

二十七

èrshíqī — Twenty-seven; the number 27 in Chinese.

两位

liǎng wèi — Two (people); a polite reference to two individuals.

将其

jiāng qí — Him/it; formal construction meaning 'to take him/it'.

击败

jī bài — To defeat; to beat or overcome an opponent in battle.

二十八

èrshíbā — Twenty-eight; the number 28 in Chinese.

年末

nián mò — End of the year; the final period of a year.

时

shí — When; at the time of a particular moment or event.

喷泉

pēnquán — Fountain; a structure that shoots water into the air.

相聚

xiāngjù — To gather together; to reunite or meet as a group.

五

wǔ — Five; the number 5 in Chinese.

卷

juàn — Volume; a book or major division of a larger work.

一

yī — One; the number 1, also meaning 'first' in context.

罗马

Luómǎ — Rome; the ancient city and empire of Roman civilization.

十二位

shí'èr wèi — Twelve (people); twelve individuals counted politely.

年迈

nián mài — Elderly; old in age, advanced in years.

使者

shǐzhě — Envoy; a messenger or representative sent officially.

要求

yāoqiú — To demand; to request or require something formally.

征收

zhēngshōu — To levy; to collect taxes or tributes by authority.

不列颠

Bùlièdiān — Britain; the island nation of Great Britain in Europe.

贡赋

gòngfù — Tribute; payment or goods offered to a ruling power.

二

èr — Two; the number 2 in Chinese.

众

zhòng — Many; all, the masses, or a crowd of people.

国王

guówáng — King; the male monarch ruling over a country.

领主

lǐngzhǔ — Lord; a feudal ruler who controls land and people.

向

xiàng — Toward; to, in the direction of a person or place.

承诺

chéngnuò — To promise; to make a commitment or pledge to someone.

援助

yuánzhù — Aid; assistance provided to support someone in need.

共同

gòngtóng — Together; jointly, in cooperation with one another.

对抗

duìkàng — To resist; to oppose or fight against an adversary.

罗马人

Luómǎ rén — Romans; people from or belonging to ancient Rome.

三

sān — Three; the number 3 in Chinese.