Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 9

Vocabulary

凡

fán — All; every; whatever falls under a category

夜晚

yèwǎn — Nighttime; the evening hours

所

suǒ — That which; used before verbs as nominalizer

遗留

yíliú — To leave behind; remaining unresolved matters

未竟

wèijìng — Unfinished; not yet completed or accomplished

被

bèi — Passive marker; by (indicates passive voice)

翌日

yìrì — The following day; next day

晨曦

chénxī — Dawn light; the first rays of morning

终将

zhōng jiāng — Will eventually; ultimately shall come to pass

消亡

xiāowáng — To perish; to cease to exist completely

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using

雷霆

léitíng — Thunderbolt; mighty thunder and lightning

挥舞

huīwǔ — To brandish; to wave or wield vigorously

闪电

shǎndiàn — Lightning; a flash of electric discharge

我等

wǒ děng — We; us (archaic or formal plural pronoun)

祈求

qíqiú — To pray for; to beseech earnestly

汝

rǔ — You (archaic second-person singular pronoun)

之

zhī — Possessive particle; of (classical Chinese)

霹雳

pīlì — Thunderbolt; a sudden powerful lightning strike

击杀

jīshā — To strike and kill; to slay

杀

shā — To kill; to slay; to put to death

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun

噢

ō — Oh; exclamation of realization or surprise

杀了

shā le — Kill (him); has killed; completed killing action

愿

yuàn — May; to wish; to hope that something happens

王

wáng — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom

箭矢

jiànshǐ — Arrows; projectiles shot from a bow

从

cóng — From; following; starting at a point

那

nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned

紧绷

jǐnbēng — Taut; tightly stretched; tense

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

上

shàng — On; above; upon a surface

飞射

fēishè — To fly forth; to shoot rapidly through air

为

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

权利

quánlì — Rights; entitlements; legitimate claims or privileges

还有

hái yǒu — And also; furthermore; there is also

闪耀

shǎnyào — To shine brilliantly; to gleam or radiate light

光芒

guāngmáng — Radiance; rays of brilliant light

女神

nǚshén — Goddess; a female deity

狩猎者

shòulièzhě — Hunter; one who pursues and hunts game

横扫

héng sǎo — To sweep across; to overwhelm completely

峻岭

jùnlǐng — Steep mountain ridges; towering mountain ranges

呼唤

hūhuàn — To call out to; to summon by calling

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

高呼

gāo hū — To shout loudly; to cry out with fervor

携

xié — To carry; to bring along; to bear with

驱散

qūsàn — To disperse; to drive away or scatter

吾等

wú děng — We; us (archaic formal plural first person)

崇拜

chóngbài — To worship; to revere or idolize deeply

欢乐

huānlè — Joy; happiness; cheerful and merry feeling

神明

shénmíng — Gods; divine beings; deities collectively

击溃

jīkuì — To crush and rout; to defeat utterly

众神

zhòng shén — All the gods; the pantheon of deities

你们

nǐmen — You all; plural second-person pronoun

祈祷

qídǎo — To pray; to offer prayers to a deity

甚好

shèn hǎo — Very good; excellent (slightly classical usage)

然

rán — However; but; yet (classical conjunction)

若

ruò — If; supposing that; in the event that

并

bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously (conjunction)

予以

yǔyǐ — To give; to grant or accord something formally

重视

zhòngshì — To attach importance to; to take seriously

施以

shī yǐ — To apply; to administer or render something

救治

jiùzhì — To treat and cure; to heal or remedy

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; it is possible that

寻得

xún dé — To find; to successfully seek and obtain

慰藉

wèijiè — Consolation; comfort and solace for the soul

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

解脱

jiětuō — Liberation; release from suffering or burden

请注意

qǐng zhùyì — Please note; pay attention to the following

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

外来者

wàiláizhě — Outsider; a person who comes from elsewhere

身份

shēnfèn — Identity; status or role of a person

对此

duì cǐ — Regarding this; with respect to this matter

传报

chuán bào — To report; to relay or announce information

罪行

zuìxíng — Crime; criminal act or wrongdoing committed

陌生

mòshēng — Unfamiliar; strange; not known or recognized

若无

ruò wú — If there is no; without which

助力

zhùlì — Aid; assistance; helpful support from others

又

yòu — Again; also; furthermore; in addition

如何

rúhé — How; in what way; by what means

能

néng — Can; to be able to; capable of

深入

shēnrù — To delve deeply into; thorough investigation

追查

zhuīchá — To investigate and trace; to pursue an inquiry

毫无

háo wú — Completely without; having absolutely no clue

线索

xiànsuǒ — Clue; lead; thread of evidence in investigation

此

cǐ — This; referring to something just mentioned

因为

yīnwèi — Because; for the reason that

为时已晚

wéi shí yǐ wǎn — It is already too late; time has passed

方

fāng — Only then; just; at that time (literary)

成为

chéngwéi — To become; to turn into something new

公民

gōngmín — Citizen; a member of a state or city

向

xiàng — To; toward; facing in the direction of

众人

zhòng rén — Everyone; all the people present

宣告

xuāngào — To declare; to formally announce or proclaim

如下

rú xià — As follows; the following items listed below

知晓

zhīxiǎo — To know; to be aware of; to have knowledge

遇害

yùhài — To be killed; to meet one's death by murder

凶手

xiōngshǒu — Murderer; the killer; one who committed homicide

坦白从宽

tǎnbái cóng kuān — Confess and receive leniency; honesty earns clemency

退缩

tuìsuō — To shrink back; to hesitate out of fear

思量

sīliang — To ponder; to think carefully and consider

如此

rúcǐ — Like this; in such a manner; so

坦白

tǎnbái — To confess; frank admission of wrongdoing

死罪

sǐzuì — Capital crime; offense punishable by death

惩罚

chéngfá — Punishment; penalty imposed for wrongdoing

不过是

bùguò shì — Is merely; nothing more than; only just

放逐

fàngzhú — Exile; banishment from one's homeland or city

将

jiāng — Will; shall; about to (future marker)

安然

ānrán — Safely; peacefully; without harm or difficulty

离去

líqù — To leave; to depart; to go away from