On Liberty — Page 1

Vocabulary

由

yóu — by, from, due to; indicates agent or cause

及

jí — and, as well as; reaching up to

在线

zàixiàn — online, connected to the internet

分布式

fēnbùshì — distributed, spread across multiple locations or systems

校对

jiàoduì — to proofread; check text for errors

团队

tuánduì — team, a group working together

制作

zhìzuò — to produce, make, or create something

网址

wǎngzhǐ — website address, URL

论

lùn — essay, discourse; to discuss or argue about

自由

zìyóu — freedom, liberty; free and unrestricted

著

zhù — written by, authored by; notable work

附

fù — attached, appended; to add supplementary content

法学博士

fǎxué bóshì — Doctor of Laws, advanced legal academic degree

撰写

zhuànxiě — to write, compose, or author a text

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

导言

dǎoyán — introduction, preface to a written work

出版

chūbǎn — to publish; release a book or media

有限公司

yǒuxiàn gōngsī — limited company, incorporated business entity

伦敦

Lúndūn — London, capital city of England

与

yǔ — and, together with; used to connect nouns

纽约

Niǔ Yuē — New York, major American city

墨尔本

Mò Ěr Běn — Melbourne, major Australian city

谨

jǐn — respectfully, humbly; used in dedications

以

yǐ — with, by means of; using something as

此书

cǐ shū — this book, the present written work

献给

xiàngěi — to dedicate or present something to someone

那位

nà wèi — that person; respectful reference to someone

令人

lìng rén — causing people to feel; makes one feel

深深

shēnshēn — deeply, profoundly; to a great degree

爱慕

àimù — to adore, admire deeply; feel deep affection

哀悼

āidào — to mourn, grieve for someone who died

她

tā — she, her; third-person singular female pronoun

是

shì — to be; is, am, are, was, were

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

所有

suǒyǒu — all, every; everything one possesses

最佳

zuìjiā — best, optimal; of the highest quality

著述

zhùshù — writings, authored works; body of written work

启迪者

qǐdízhě — one who enlightens or inspires others intellectually

也

yě — also, too; additionally, as well

部分

bùfen — part, portion, section of a whole

内容

nèiróng — content, substance; what something contains

作者

zuòzhě — author, writer; person who created a work

既

jì — both, since; already; used in correlatives

挚友

zhìyǒu — close friend, intimate companion, dear friend

妻子

qīzi — wife, one's female spouse

对

duì — toward, regarding; facing, with respect to

真理

zhēnlǐ — truth, absolute truth; fundamental correct principle

正义

zhèngyì — justice, righteousness; moral correctness and fairness

崇高

chónggāo — lofty, noble, sublime; of elevated moral character

感悟

gǎnwù — to perceive and understand deeply; insight gained

最强大

zuì qiángdà — the most powerful, strongest, most mighty

激励

jīlì — to encourage, motivate, inspire to action

认可

rènkě — approval, recognition; to acknowledge and accept

最大

zuì dà — greatest, largest, maximum in size or degree

奖赏

jiǎngshǎng — reward, prize; to reward someone for achievement

多年来

duō nián lái — over many years, throughout the years

所写

suǒ xiě — what was written; that which was authored

一切

yīqiè — everything, all things; the entirety of something

一样

yīyàng — the same, alike; identical in the same way

这部

zhè bù — this volume, this work; referring to a book

作品

zuòpǐn — work, creation; literary or artistic piece

属于

shǔyú — to belong to, to be owned by someone

然而

rán'ér — however, yet, but; expressing contrast or concession

就

jiù — with regard to, concerning; just, exactly

目前

mùqián — currently, at present, at this moment

状态

zhuàngtài — state, condition, status of something

而言

ér yán — in terms of, as far as something is concerned

所

suǒ — particle before verbs indicating the object acted upon

获得

huòdé — to obtain, acquire, gain, receive something

修订

xiūdìng — to revise, amend; make corrections to a text

之

zhī — classical possessive particle; of, connecting two nouns

益处

yìchù — benefit, advantage, good derived from something

实属

shí shǔ — truly is, genuinely amounts to something

远远

yuǎnyuǎn — far, by far; to a great degree or distance

不足

bùzú — insufficient, inadequate; not enough of something

其中

qízhōng — among them, within it; in the middle of

一些

yīxiē — some, a few, a number of things

最重要

zuì zhòngyào — most important, of greatest significance

原本

yuánběn — originally, initially; the original version or plan

留待

liú dài — to leave for later; reserve for future attention

更为

gèng wéi — even more, still more; to a greater degree

仔细

zǐxì — careful, thorough, attentive; paying close attention

重新

chóngxīn — again, anew, once more; starting over

审查

shěnchá — to examine, review, scrutinize carefully

而

ér — but, and, yet; connecting contrasting clauses

这一

zhè yī — this particular one; referring to a specific thing

如今

rújīn — nowadays, now, at the present time

已

yǐ — already; classical form indicating completed action

永远

yǒngyuǎn — forever, always, permanently, eternally

无法

wúfǎ — unable to, impossible to; no way to do

实现

shíxiàn — to achieve, realize, fulfill a goal or plan

倘若

tǎngruò — if, supposing that; used for hypothetical conditions

能够

nénggòu — to be able to, capable of doing something

向

xiàng — toward, to; in the direction of something

世人

shìrén — people of the world, humanity in general

传达

chuándá — to convey, communicate, transmit a message

埋葬

máizàng — to bury, inter; place a body in the ground

于

yú — in, at, from; classical preposition of location

墓中

mù zhōng — within the tomb, inside the grave

伟大

wěidà — great, magnificent; of outstanding importance or ability

思想

sīxiǎng — thought, idea, ideology; way of thinking

高尚

gāoshàng — noble, lofty, morally elevated in character

情感

qínggǎn — emotion, feeling, sentiment; emotional experience

哪怕

nǎpà — even if, even though; conceding a condition

一半

yībàn — half, one half of something

带给

dài gěi — to bring to, to deliver something to someone

世界

shìjiè — world, the earth; all of human society

裨益

bìyì — benefit, advantage, profit; something helpful

也将

yě jiāng — will also, shall also; future occurrence too

超过

chāoguò — to exceed, surpass, go beyond a limit

在

zài — at, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action

没有

méiyǒu — to not have, there is no; lacking something

那

nà — that; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

近乎

jìnhū — nearly, almost, close to a certain degree

无与伦比

wú yǔ lún bǐ — incomparable, unmatched, without equal or peer

智慧

zhìhuì — wisdom, intelligence; deep understanding and insight

启发

qǐfā — to inspire, enlighten, spark someone's thinking

之下

zhī xià — beneath, under, below; subordinate to something

所能

suǒ néng — what one is capable of; within one's ability

写出

xiě chū — to write out, produce written work

任何

rènhé — any, whatever, whichever; no matter which

东西

dōngxi — thing, stuff, object; something in general

一

yī — one; the number one, a single unit

生于

shēng yú — born in or at; to have been born somewhere

5月

wǔ yuè — May, the fifth month of the year

20日

èrshí rì — the 20th day of the month

他

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

是个

shì ge — is a; used before a noun to describe someone

体弱

tǐ ruò — physically weak, frail, having a delicate constitution

孩子

háizi — child, kid; a young boy or girl

其父

qí fù — his father; referring to someone's father

为

wèi — for, for the sake of; on behalf of

设计

shèjì — to design, plan; create a scheme or system

非凡

fēifán — extraordinary, exceptional, remarkable, above the ordinary

教育

jiàoyù — education, teaching; the process of educating someone

并不

bìng bù — not at all, not really; emphatic negation

着眼于

zhuóyǎn yú — to focus on, aim at, have in view

发展

fāzhǎn — to develop, grow; development and expansion

和

hé — and, with; connecting words or phrases together

增强

zēngqiáng — to strengthen, enhance, boost, make more powerful

体质

tǐzhì — physical constitution, bodily health and fitness