On the Method of Zadig: Essay #1 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition" — Page 12

Vocabulary

预测

yùcè — To predict or forecast future events or outcomes

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

能力

nénglì — Ability, capability, or skill to do something

即

jí — That is, namely; immediately or at once

前瞻性

qiánzhānxìng — Forward-looking quality; ability to anticipate future developments

预言

yùyán — Prophecy or prediction about future events

通常

tōngcháng — Usually, normally, or under ordinary circumstances

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating subject receives an action

视为

shìwéi — To regard as or consider to be something

自然科学

zìrán kēxué — Natural sciences studying the physical and natural world

巨大

jùdà — Huge, enormous, or tremendously large in scale

特权

tèquán — Privilege or special right granted to few people

确实

quèshí — Indeed, truly, or certainly without doubt

有

yǒu — To have or there exists something

一个

yī gè — One; a single item or person

奇妙

qímiào — Wonderful, marvelous, or fascinatingly strange

事实

shìshí — Fact or actual truth about something

人们

rénmen — People in general; ordinary people collectively

可以

kěyǐ — Can, may, or be allowed to do something

走进

zǒujìn — To walk into or enter a place

一家

yī jiā — One establishment such as a shop or restaurant

商店

shāngdiàn — Shop or store selling goods to customers

以

yǐ — With, by means of, or at a certain price

低廉

dīlián — Cheap, inexpensive, or low in price

价格

jiàgé — Price or cost of a good or service

购买

gòumǎi — To purchase or buy goods or services

一本

yī běn — One volume or copy of a book

名为

míngwéi — Named or called by a particular title

航海历书

hánghǎi lìshū — Nautical almanac providing celestial navigation data

书

shū — Book or written publication

这本书

zhè běn shū — This book, referring to a specific publication

能够

nénggòu — To be able to or capable of doing something

预告

yùgào — To announce or forecast in advance

六个月

liù gè yuè — Six months, a period of half a year

后

hòu — After, later, or behind in time or space

木星

Mùxīng — Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system

卫星

wèixīng — Satellite or moon orbiting a larger celestial body

精确

jīngquè — Precise, exact, or accurate without error

位置

wèizhì — Position, location, or place of something

不仅如此

bùjǐn rúcǐ — Not only that; moreover, there is more

如果

rúguǒ — If, supposing that a condition is met

有必要

yǒu bìyào — If necessary; when there is a need

甚至

shènzhì — Even, so much so, or going as far as

能

néng — Can, able to, or have the ability

为

wèi — For the benefit of or on behalf of

我们

wǒmen — We or us, first person plural pronoun

提供

tígōng — To provide, supply, or offer something to someone

同样

tóngyàng — Same, equally, or in the same manner

准确无误

zhǔnquè wúwù — Completely accurate without any error whatsoever

适用于

shìyòng yú — Applicable to or suitable for a particular case

或

huò — Or, either one option or another

但

dàn — But, however, expressing contrast or exception

天文学

tiānwénxué — Astronomy, the scientific study of celestial objects

在

zài — In, at, on; indicating location or ongoing action

回溯性

huísùxìng — Retrospective quality; ability to examine past events

方面

fāngmiàn — Aspect, dimension, or area of consideration

令人瞩目

lìng rén zhǔmù — Attracting attention; remarkable and noteworthy

是

shì — Is, are, am; linking verb to be

最古老

zuì gǔlǎo — The oldest or most ancient of its kind

希腊

Xīlà — Greece, the European country with ancient civilization

哲学家

zhéxuéjiā — Philosopher, a scholar who studies fundamental questions

其

qí — His, her, its, or their; third person possessive

生卒年月

shēngzú niányuè — Dates of birth and death of a person

不详

bùxiáng — Unknown, unspecified, or not clearly recorded

据说

jùshuō — It is said that; reportedly according to sources

他

tā — He or him, third person masculine pronoun

活跃于

huóyuè yú — Was active or flourished during a certain period

公元前

gōngyuán qián — Before the Common Era; BC in dating system

前后

qiánhòu — Around, approximately, before and after a time

相传

xiāngchuán — It is traditionally said or handed down that

曾

céng — Once, formerly; indicating a past completed experience

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed situation

一次

yī cì — Once, one time, a single occurrence of something

日食

rìshí — Solar eclipse when moon blocks the sun

该

gāi — This, that; should or ought to happen

发生在

fāshēng zài — Occurred at or took place during a time

所处

suǒchǔ — The era or environment one is situated in

时代

shídài — Era, age, or historical period of time

恰逢

qiàféng — Happened to coincide with; occurring exactly at same time

与

yǔ — And, with; connecting two nouns or clauses

之间

zhījiān — Between two things, people, or points in time

一场

yī chǎng — One instance of an event such as a battle

战役

zhànyì — Military battle or campaign between opposing forces

期间

qījiān — During a period or interval of time

爵士

juéshì — Sir or knight, a British honorary title

撰写

zhuànxiě — To write or compose a formal piece of writing

一篇

yī piān — One piece of writing such as an essay

极具

jí jù — Extremely possessing or full of a quality

学识

xuéshí — Scholarly knowledge or erudition accumulated through study

且

qiě — And, moreover; also connecting adjectives or clauses

引人入胜

yǐn rén rù shèng — Captivating and fascinating; drawing people deeply in

回忆录

huíyìlù — Memoir or memoir-style record of past events

文中

wén zhōng — Within the text or article being discussed

证明

zhèngmíng — To prove, demonstrate, or verify something is true

这样

zhèyàng — Like this, in this way, such a manner

于

yú — At, in, on; classical preposition indicating time or place

5月

wǔ yuè — May, the fifth month of the year

下午

xiàwǔ — Afternoon, the period after noon until evening

地区

dìqū — Region, area, or district of a territory

可见

kějiàn — Visible or observable; it can be seen that

没有人

méiyǒu rén — No one, nobody, not a single person

怀疑

huáiyí — To doubt or suspect something is untrue

所

suǒ — Structural particle used before verbs in passive constructions

提及

tí jí — To mention or refer to something briefly

那一天

nà yī tiān — That particular day being referred to

那一时刻

nà yī shíkè — That particular moment or instant in time

目睹

mùdǔ — To witness or see something with one's own eyes

太阳

tàiyáng — The sun, the star at center of solar system

完全

wánquán — Completely, entirely, or totally without exception

遮蔽

zhēbì — To cover, obscure, or block from view

景象

jǐngxiàng — Scene, sight, or spectacle visible to observers

然而

rán'ér — However, nevertheless; expressing contrast with previous statement

尽管

jǐnguǎn — Although, even though, despite a certain situation

对

duì — Toward, regarding; correct or right about something

这一

zhè yī — This particular thing or point being discussed

深信不疑

shēn xìn bù yí — Firmly believing without any doubt whatsoever

它

tā — It, third person singular pronoun for objects

却

què — Yet, but, however; expressing unexpected contrast

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to, impossible to, have no way to

得到

dédào — To obtain, receive, or get something desired

验证

yànzhèng — To verify, confirm, or validate through evidence

缺乏

quēfá — To lack or be deficient in something needed

历史记录

lìshǐ jìlù — Historical records or documented accounts of past events

情况下

qíngkuàng xià — Under certain circumstances or given conditions

设想

shèxiǎng — To imagine, conceive of, or hypothesize about something

任何

rènhé — Any, whatever; no restriction on which one

直接

zhíjiē — Direct, directly, without intermediary or indirection

确认

quèrèn — To confirm, verify, or formally acknowledge something

是否

shìfǒu — Whether or not something is the case

真的

zhēn de — Really, truly, actually happening in reality

发生过

fāshēng guò — Has occurred or happened at some past time

方法

fāngfǎ — Method, approach, or way of doing something