Leviathan — Page 6

Vocabulary

论

lùn — To discuss; theory or treatise on a subject

父权

fùquán — Paternal authority; patriarchal power

统治

tǒngzhì — To rule or govern; political control over people

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

专制

zhuānzhì — Autocracy; absolute rule by one person

臣民

chénmín — Subjects of a ruler; citizens under authority

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

自由

zìyóu — Freedom; liberty; free from restraint

从属

cóngshǔ — Subordination; being under another's authority

体系

tǐxì — System; organized structure of related elements

政治

zhèngzhì — Politics; relating to government and public affairs

私人

sīrén — Private; personal; not public or official

主权

zhǔquán — Sovereignty; supreme authority over a territory

权力

quánlì — Power; authority to command or control others

公共

gōnggòng — Public; shared by or open to everyone

官员

guānyuán — Official; government officer or public servant

国家

guójiā — Nation; state; country as a political entity

营养

yíngyǎng — Nutrition; nourishment essential for health

繁殖

fánzhí — Reproduction; breeding; multiplying living organisms

议政

yìzhèng — To deliberate on governance; discuss political affairs

民法

mínfǎ — Civil law; legal system governing private relations

罪行

zuìxíng — Crime; criminal act or offense against law

借口

jièkǒu — Excuse; pretext used to justify an action

减轻

jiǎnqīng — To reduce or lessen severity or burden

情节

qíngjié — Circumstances; details of a case or plot

惩罚

chéngfá — Punishment; penalty imposed for wrongdoing

奖赏

jiǎngshǎng — Reward; prize given for good deeds

削弱

xuēruò — To weaken; reduce strength or effectiveness of something

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively

导致

dǎozhì — To lead to; cause a result or outcome

解体

jiětǐ — Disintegration; breakdown of a structure or organization

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to previously mentioned plural things

事物

shìwù — Things; objects or matters in general

代表

dàibiǎo — Representative; to represent or stand for something

职责

zhízé — Duty; responsibility of a role or position

自然

zìrán — Nature; natural; occurring without human intervention

意义

yìyì — Meaning; significance; importance of something

上

shàng — Above; on; in the sense of; upper

上帝

Shàngdì — God; the supreme deity in Christian belief

之

zhī — Possessive or linking particle; classical equivalent of 的

国

guó — Kingdom; country; nation or realm

第三

dìsān — Third; the ordinal number three

部分

bùfen — Part; section; portion of a whole

基督教

Jīdūjiào — Christianity; the religion based on Jesus Christ

原则

yuánzé — Principle; fundamental rule or standard

圣经

Shèngjīng — The Bible; sacred scripture of Christianity

各书

gè shū — Various books; individual books of the Bible

数量

shùliàng — Quantity; number or amount of something

年代

niándài — Era; period of time; historical age

范围

fànwéi — Scope; range; extent of coverage

权威

quánwēi — Authority; expert; recognized power or credibility

及

jí — And; as well as; reaching up to

诠释者

quánshìzhě — Interpreter; one who explains or interprets texts

中

zhōng — Middle; among; within; in the center

灵

líng — Spirit; soul; supernatural spiritual being

天使

tiānshǐ — Angel; heavenly messenger in religious belief

灵感

línggǎn — Inspiration; divine or creative sudden insight

含义

hányì — Implication; meaning contained within words

神圣

shénshèng — Sacred; holy; divine in nature

圣洁

shéngjié — Holy and pure; morally and spiritually clean

圣礼

shènglǐ — Sacrament; sacred religious ceremony or rite

言

yán — Word; speech; spoken or written statement

先知

xiānzhī — Prophet; one who foretells or speaks divine messages

奇迹

qíjì — Miracle; wonderful supernatural event or phenomenon

其

qí — Its; their; his/her (classical third-person pronoun)

用途

yòngtú — Purpose; use; function of something

永生

yǒngshēng — Eternal life; living forever after death

地狱

dìyù — Hell; underworld; place of punishment after death

救赎

jiùshú — Redemption; saving from sin or damnation

来世

láishì — Afterlife; next life; existence after death

救恩

jiù'ēn — Salvation; God's grace saving humanity from sin

教会

jiàohuì — Church; Christian congregation or religious community

一词

yī cí — The term; a particular word or expression

在

zài — At; in; to be present at a location

亚伯拉罕

Yàbólāhǎn — Abraham; patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

摩西

Móxī — Moses; prophet who led Israelites out of Egypt

大祭司

dàjìsī — High Priest; chief religious official in ancient Judaism

犹大

Yóudà — Judah; ancient Israelite kingdom or the tribe

诸王

zhū wáng — Various kings; multiple monarchs or rulers

权利

quánlì — Rights; entitlements or claims one is owed

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

蒙福

méngfú — To be blessed; receiving divine grace or favor

救主

jiùzhǔ — Savior; one who saves others, especially Jesus Christ

职分

zhífèn — Role; assigned duty or office one holds

人

rén — Person; human being; people

进入

jìnrù — To enter; to go into a place or state

天国

tiānguó — Kingdom of Heaven; paradise in Christian belief

所

suǒ — That which; place; used before verbs nominally

必需

bìxū — Necessary; essential; must-have requirement

事

shì — Matter; affair; thing; task

第四

dìsì — Fourth; the ordinal number four

黑暗

hēi'àn — Darkness; absence of light; evil or ignorance

因

yīn — Because of; due to; owing to a cause

误解

wùjiě — Misunderstanding; incorrect interpretation of something

而

ér — And; yet; thus; connecting clauses in classical style

产生

chǎnshēng — To produce; give rise to; cause something to emerge

精神

jīngshén — Spirit; mental state; spiritual essence