Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 1

Vocabulary

尾声

wěi shēng — epilogue; concluding section of a literary work

原始

yuán shǐ — original; primitive; pertaining to the earliest form

注：

zhù： — note; annotation marker preceding a remark

本文

běn wén — this text; the present article or document

是

shì — is; am; are; to be

多个

duō gè — multiple; several; more than one

电子文本

diàn zǐ wén běn — electronic text; digital version of a document

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

合并

hé bìng — to merge; to combine into one

版本

bǎn běn — version; edition of a text or publication

一份

yī fèn — one copy; a single portion or document

来自

lái zì — coming from; originating from a place

现已

xiàn yǐ — now already; currently has already happened

停办

tíng bàn — to cease operations; shut down an institution

项目

xiàng mù — project; program; specific undertaking or initiative

另一份

lìng yī fèn — another copy; a different version or document

档案库

dàng àn kù — archive; repository storing documents or records

本

běn — this; the current; used as a demonstrative adjective

校对者

jiào duì zhě — proofreader; person who checks text for errors

感谢

gǎn xiè — to thank; to express gratitude toward someone

图书馆

tú shū guǎn — library; place for collecting and lending books

保存

bǎo cún — to preserve; to keep something safe or intact

了

le — particle indicating completed action or changed state

最终

zuì zhōng — final; ultimate; in the end

已

yǐ — already; indicating a completed action

与

yǔ — and; with; together with

该

gāi — the said; that particular; referring back to mentioned item

文本

wén běn — text; written document or textual material

公共领域

gōng gòng lǐng yù — public domain; works free from copyright restrictions

纸质

zhǐ zhì — paper-based; in printed physical form

进行

jìn xíng — to carry out; to conduct an action or process

比对

bǐ duì — to compare; to verify by checking against another source

词源

cí yuán — etymology; origin and history of a word

由

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

一位

yī wèi — one (person); a polite measure word for people

已故

yǐ gù — deceased; the late; no longer living

患

huàn — to suffer from; to be afflicted with a disease

肺病

fèi bìng — lung disease; tuberculosis or pulmonary illness

文法学校

wén fǎ xué xiào — grammar school; traditional secondary academic school

助教

zhù jiào — teaching assistant; junior instructor aiding a teacher

提供

tí gōng — to provide; to supply or furnish something

那位

nà wèi — that person; polite reference to a specific individual

面色苍白

miàn sè cāng bái — pale-faced; having a wan or pallid complexion

衣衫

yī shān — clothing; garments; one's attire or apparel

心灵

xīn líng — mind; soul; inner spirit of a person

身躯

shēn qū — body; physical frame or torso of a person

头脑

tóu nǎo — mind; brain; intellect or mental capacity

破旧不堪

pò jiù bù kān — worn out beyond repair; utterly shabby and dilapidated

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

仿佛

fǎng fú — as if; seemingly; to appear to be something

此刻

cǐ kè — at this moment; right now; this very instant

仍能

réng néng — still able to; can yet; continues to be capable

看见

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of something

他

tā — he; him; third-person singular male pronoun

总是

zǒng shì — always; invariably; at all times

用

yòng — to use; to employ; with (a tool or method)

一块

yī kuài — one piece; a single chunk or square item

奇特

qí tè — peculiar; strange; unusually distinctive or odd

手帕

shǒu pà — handkerchief; small cloth for wiping hands or face

擦拭

cā shì — to wipe; to clean by rubbing with a cloth

那些

nà xiē — those; referring to plural things previously mentioned

旧

jiù — old; used; worn from long use

词典

cí diǎn — dictionary; reference book listing words and definitions

和

hé — and; together with; connecting nouns or clauses

语法书

yǔ fǎ shū — grammar book; textbook explaining language rules

那

nà — that; referring to something previously mentioned

上

shàng — on; above; upon a surface

嘲讽

cháo fěng — to mock; to sneer; to ridicule sarcastically

似地

shì de — as if; in a manner resembling something

绣满

xiù mǎn — embroidered all over; covered entirely with stitched patterns

世界上

shì jiè shàng — in the world; existing on earth globally

所有

suǒ yǒu — all; every; the entirety of something

已知

yǐ zhī — known; already identified or recognized

国家

guó jiā — country; nation; sovereign state

鲜艳

xiān yàn — brightly colored; vivid and brilliant in hue

旗帜

qí zhì — flag; banner; national or organizational emblem

喜爱

xǐ ài — to like; to be fond of; to enjoy something

这

zhè — this; referring to something near or just mentioned

不知为何

bù zhī wèi hé — for some unknown reason; inexplicably; somehow

总能

zǒng néng — always able to; invariably capable of doing something

温和

wēn hé — gentle; mild; moderate in manner or temperament

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

提醒

tí xǐng — to remind; to alert someone to remember something

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; self; one's own person

终有一死

zhōng yǒu yī sǐ — all must die someday; mortality is inevitable

当

dāng — when; while; at the time of an action

你

nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun

着手

zhuó shǒu — to set about; to begin doing something

教导

jiào dǎo — to instruct; to teach and guide someone

他人

tā rén — others; other people; someone else

教

jiāo — to teach; to instruct someone in a skill

他们

tā men — they; them; third-person plural pronoun

鲸鱼

jīng yú — whale; large marine mammal of order Cetacea

在

zài — in; at; located in or at a place

我们

wǒ men — we; us; first-person plural pronoun

语言

yǔ yán — language; system of communication through words

中

zhōng — in; within; inside of something

如何

rú hé — how; in what way; by what means

称呼

chēng hu — to call; to address; a name used for something

却

què — but; yet; however; indicating contrast

因

yīn — because of; due to; on account of

无知

wú zhī — ignorant; lacking knowledge or awareness

而

ér — and; yet; but; connecting clauses in sequence

略去

lüè qù — to omit; to leave out; to skip over something

字母

zì mǔ — letter; alphabetic character in a writing system

这个

zhè ge — this; this one; referring to a nearby item

几乎

jī hū — almost; nearly; very close to being something

单独

dān dú — alone; solely; by itself without others

构成

gòu chéng — to constitute; to form; to make up something

含义

hán yì — meaning; implication; the sense contained in words

所

suǒ — particle used before verbs indicating what is done

传授

chuán shòu — to impart; to pass on knowledge or skills

便

biàn — then; consequently; as a result

并非

bìng fēi — not at all; certainly not; emphatically is not

真理

zhēn lǐ — truth; absolute or universal principle

鲸

jīng — whale; large aquatic mammal; cetacean

瑞典语

Ruì diǎn yǔ — Swedish language; language spoken in Sweden

及

jí — and; as well as; together with

丹麦语

Dān mài yǔ — Danish language; language spoken in Denmark

为

wéi — to be; is; serves as; indicates equivalence

此

cǐ — this; these; referring to something just mentioned

动物

dòng wù — animal; living creature; member of the animal kingdom

圆润

yuán rùn — round and smooth; mellow; pleasingly full in shape

或

huò — or; either; alternatively

滚动

gǔn dòng — to roll; to revolve; to move by rotating

得名

dé míng — to get its name; named after something

因为

yīn wèi — because; since; for the reason that

意为

yì wéi — meaning; defined as; signifying something

拱形

gǒng xíng — arch-shaped; having a curved vaulted form

更

gèng — even more; still; to a greater degree

直接地

zhí jiē de — directly; straightforwardly; without intermediary

源于

yuán yú — derived from; originating from a source

荷兰语

Hé lán yǔ — Dutch language; language spoken in the Netherlands

德语

Dé yǔ — German language; language spoken in Germany

之

zhī — classical particle indicating possession or modification

古英语

Gǔ Yīng yǔ — Old English; early medieval form of English language

打滚

dǎ gǔn — to roll around; to tumble or wallow on ground

希伯来语

Xī bó lái yǔ — Hebrew language; Semitic language of Jewish people

希腊语

Xī là yǔ — Greek language; language of ancient and modern Greece

拉丁语

Lā dīng yǔ — Latin language; classical language of ancient Rome

冰岛语

Bīng dǎo yǔ — Icelandic language; North Germanic language of Iceland

英语

Yīng yǔ — English language; globally spoken Germanic language