Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 11

Vocabulary

哦

ó / ò — Oh; expressing realization or acknowledgment.

那个

nà ge — That one; referring to something previously mentioned.

制度

zhì dù — System; institutional arrangement or set of rules.

是

shì — To be; linking subject and predicate.

多么

duō me — How; expressing a high degree or exclamation.

可

kě — But; yet; expressing contrast or emphasis.

诅咒

zǔ zhòu — To curse; to call evil upon someone.

啊

a — Ah; exclamatory particle expressing feeling or emphasis.

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for non-human things.

将

jiāng — Will; shall; indicating future action.

人

rén — Person; human being.

神圣

shén shèng — Sacred; holy; divinely revered.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

心智

xīn zhì — Mind; intellect; mental faculties.

活埋

huó mái — To bury alive; entomb a living person.

毁损

huǐ sǔn — To damage; to destroy or impair something.

神

shén — God; deity; divine being.

形象

xíng xiàng — Image; likeness; representation of a person or thing.

那些

nà xiē — Those; referring to plural distant things or people.

在

zài — At; in; existing at a location or time.

创造

chuàng zào — To create; to bring something into existence.

之初

zhī chū — At the beginning; at the outset of something.

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; indicating immediate consequence.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicating action done to the subject.

荣耀

róng yào — Glory; honor; great praise and distinction.

与

yǔ — And; with; connecting two elements together.

尊贵

zūn guì — Noble; dignified; of high rank or esteem.

加冕

jiā miǎn — To crown; to place a crown on someone.

贬低

biǎn dī — To belittle; to lower in status or worth.

至

zhì — To; until; reaching a point or level.

四足

sì zú — Four-legged; referring to quadruped animals.

野兽

yě shòu — Wild beast; savage or untamed animal.

同等

tóng děng — Equal; of the same level or status.

地位

dì wèi — Status; position; standing in society.

却

què — Yet; but; expressing contrast or contradiction.

贩卖

fàn mài — To traffic; to sell goods, especially illegally.

者

zhě — One who; person or entity performing an action.

高举

gāo jǔ — To raise high; to exalt or elevate something.

于

yú — At; in; above; a literary preposition.

一切

yī qiè — Everything; all things without exception.

称为

chēng wéi — To be called; to be referred to as.

上帝

shàng dì — God; the supreme deity in Christian context.

之上

zhī shàng — Above; higher than; superior to something.

存在

cún zài — To exist; existence; being present or real.

为何

wèi hé — Why; for what reason.

还要

hái yào — Still need to; continuing to want or require.

延续

yán xù — To continue; to persist over a period of time.

哪怕

nǎ pà — Even if; even though; regardless of circumstances.

一个

yī gè — One; a single unit of something.

小时

xiǎo shí — Hour; a unit of sixty minutes.

难道

nán dào — Could it be that; rhetorical question marker.

不是

bù shì — Is not; negation of the verb to be.

邪恶

xié è — Evil; wicked; morally corrupt or sinful.

只是

zhǐ shì — Only; merely; just; expressing limitation.

而且

ér qiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that.

持续

chí xù — To continue; to sustain over time without stopping.

不断

bù duàn — Continuously; without interruption or stopping.

吗

ma — Question particle used at end of yes/no questions.

除了

chú le — Except; apart from; besides something.

意味着

yì wèi zhe — To mean; to imply; to signify something.

美国

Měi guó — America; the United States of America.

人民

rén mín — People; the general population of a nation.

全然

quán rán — Completely; entirely; totally without exception.

没有

méi yǒu — Do not have; there is no; lacking something.

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct; directed at something.

敬畏

jìng wèi — Reverence; awe; deep respect mixed with fear.

关怀

guān huái — Care; concern; showing warmth and consideration for others.

之外

zhī wài — Outside of; beyond; apart from something.

还

hái — Still; also; in addition; yet.

什么

shén me — What; used in questions or as indefinite pronoun.

愿

yuàn — To wish; to hope; expressing a desire or prayer.

上天

shàng tiān — Heaven; God; the sky as a divine force.

加速

jiā sù — To accelerate; to speed up a process.

永远

yǒng yuǎn — Forever; always; eternally without end.

覆灭

fù miè — To be destroyed; to collapse and perish completely.

许多

xǔ duō — Many; a large number or quantity of things.

奴隶制

nú lì zhì — Slavery; the system of owning people as property.

本质

běn zhì — Nature; essence; fundamental character of something.

极为

jí wéi — Extremely; to a very great degree.

无知

wú zhī — Ignorant; lacking knowledge or awareness.

以至于

yǐ zhì yú — To the extent that; so much so that.

每当

měi dāng — Whenever; every time a certain situation occurs.

他们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

读到

dú dào — To read and encounter; to come across in reading.

或

huò — Or; either; indicating an alternative.

听到

tīng dào — To hear; to perceive sound; to be told something.

任何

rèn hé — Any; whatever; no matter which.

关于

guān yú — About; regarding; concerning a topic.

每日

měi rì — Every day; daily; occurring each day.

施加

shī jiā — To impose; to exert force or pressure on someone.

受害者

shòu hài zhě — Victim; person who suffers harm or injustice.

身上

shēn shang — On one's body; upon a person.

残酷

cán kù — Cruel; brutal; extremely harsh or merciless.

行为

xíng wéi — Behavior; action; conduct of a person.

陈述

chén shù — Statement; account; description of facts.

时

shí — When; at the time of; temporal marker.

都

dōu — All; both; every; indicating universality.

顽固

wán gù — Stubborn; obstinate; refusing to change one's views.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

不肯

bù kěn — Unwilling to; refusing to do something.

相信

xiāng xìn — To believe; to trust; to have faith in.

并不

bìng bù — Not at all; emphasizing negation of a statement.

否认

fǒu rèn — To deny; to refuse to acknowledge something.

奴隶

nú lì — Slave; person owned by another as property.

当作

dāng zuò — To treat as; to regard something as.

财产

cái chǎn — Property; assets; possessions owned by someone.

持有

chí yǒu — To hold; to possess; to keep in one's possession.

但

dàn — But; however; expressing contrast or exception.

这一

zhè yī — This one; this particular; referring to a specific item.

可怕

kě pà — Terrible; frightening; causing fear or horror.

事实

shì shí — Fact; reality; something known to be true.

似乎

sì hū — It seems; apparently; giving an impression of.

并未

bìng wèi — Has not; emphasizing something has not occurred.

心中

xīn zhōng — In one's heart; in one's mind; internally felt.

传达

chuán dá — To convey; to communicate; to transmit a message.

不公正

bù gōng zhèng — Unjust; unfair; lacking justice or fairness.

暴行

bào xíng — Atrocity; violent brutal act; outrageous crime.

侵害

qīn hài — To violate; to infringe upon; to harm someone's rights.

野蛮

yě mán — Barbaric; savage; uncivilized in behavior.

残暴

cán bào — Brutal; vicious; extremely cruel and violent.

概念

gài niàn — Concept; notion; abstract idea or understanding.

告诉

gào su — To tell; to inform someone of something.

鞭打

biān dǎ — To whip; to flog; to strike with a whip.

肢体

zhī tǐ — Limbs; body parts; arms and legs.

烙印

lào yìn — Brand; a mark burned into skin; stigma.

污秽

wū huì — Filth; impurity; morally or physically unclean.

血腥

xuè xīng — Bloody; gory; reeking of blood and violence.

场景

chǎng jǐng — Scene; setting; a particular situation or view.

光明

guāng míng — Light; brightness; hope and enlightenment.

知识

zhī shi — Knowledge; learning; information and understanding.

驱逐

qū zhú — To expel; to drive away; to banish someone.

假装

jiǎ zhuāng — To pretend; to feign; to act as if something is true.

如此

rú cǐ — Such; like this; in this manner.

巨大

jù dà — Huge; enormous; of very great size or extent.

夸张

kuā zhāng — Exaggerated; overstated; beyond realistic proportion.

大规模

dà guī mó — Large-scale; on a massive scope or level.

歪曲

wāi qū — To distort; to misrepresent the truth of something.

可憎

kě zēng — Detestable; hateful; inspiring disgust and hatred.

南方

nán fāng — The South; southern region or direction.

品格

pǐn gé — Character; moral quality; personal integrity and virtue.

诽谤

fěi bàng — To slander; to defame; to make false damaging statements.

而

ér — And; but; yet; a conjunctive literary particle.

仿佛

fǎng fú — As if; as though; seemingly resembling something.

这一切

zhè yī qiè — All of this; everything mentioned or described.

自然

zì rán — Natural; nature; occurring without human intervention.

结果

jié guǒ — Result; outcome; consequence of an action or event.

一般

yī bān — General; ordinary; like; similar to something.