Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 10

Vocabulary

但

dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause

若

ruò — If, supposing; classical conditional conjunction

有人

yǒu rén — Someone, there is a person

知晓

zhī xiǎo — To know, to be aware of something

那

nà — Then, in that case; also means 'that'

凶手

xiōng shǒu — Murderer, killer, perpetrator of a killing

乃是

nǎi shì — Is indeed, is precisely; emphatic copula

来自

lái zì — Coming from, originating from a place

异邦

yì bāng — Foreign land, another country or nation

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

外乡人

wài xiāng rén — Stranger, outsider, person from another place

知情者

zhī qíng zhě — Informed person, one who knows the facts

请

qǐng — Please; politely requests someone to do something

开口

kāi kǒu — To speak up, to open one's mouth

道出

dào chū — To speak out, to reveal by saying aloud

他

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

将

jiāng — Will, shall; marks future tense actions

从

cóng — From; indicates source or starting point

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

这里

zhè lǐ — Here, this place or location

获得

huò dé — To obtain, to receive, to gain something

应有

yīng yǒu — Due, deserved, rightfully owed to someone

酬谢

chóu xiè — Reward, remuneration given in gratitude

与

yǔ — And, with; connects nouns or clauses

谢意

xiè yì — Gratitude, thankfulness, feeling of appreciation

你们

nǐ men — You all; second-person plural pronoun

仍

réng — Still, yet; indicates continuation of a state

保持

bǎo chí — To maintain, to keep, to preserve a state

缄默

jiān mò — Silence, keeping quiet, refusing to speak

因

yīn — Because of, due to; expresses a reason

顾虑

gù lǜ — Misgiving, concern, worry about consequences

自身

zì shēn — Oneself, one's own self or interests

或

huò — Or; presents alternatives between options

亲友

qīn yǒu — Relatives and friends, close associates

而

ér — And yet, but; connects contrasting clauses

无视

wú shì — To ignore, to disregard, to turn a blind eye

命令

mìng lìng — Order, command issued by authority

如何

rú hé — How, in what way; asks manner or method

决断

jué duàn — Decision, resolution, decisive judgment

对

duì — Toward, against; indicates target of action

降下

jiàng xià — To bring down, to impose upon someone

禁令

jìn lìng — Prohibition, ban, official forbidden order

无论

wú lùn — No matter, regardless of any circumstance

是

shì — Is, am, are; basic copula verb

何人

hé rén — Who, which person; classical interrogative

在

zài — In, at; indicates location or ongoing action

统治

tǒng zhì — To rule, to govern, to exercise authority over

这片

zhè piàn — This stretch of, this expanse of land

土地

tǔ dì — Land, earth, territory, soil

上

shàng — On, above, upon; positional particle

任何人

rèn hé rén — Anyone, any person whatsoever

不得

bù dé — Must not, may not; strong prohibition

收留

shōu liú — To shelter, to take in, to harbor someone

交谈

jiāo tán — To converse, to talk with, to have dialogue

让

ràng — To allow, to let, to permit someone to act

参与

cān yù — To participate in, to take part in something

祈祷

qí dǎo — To pray, to offer prayer to a deity

祭祀

jì sì — Ritual sacrifice, religious offering ceremony

净礼

jìng lǐ — Purification rite, cleansing religious ceremony

逐出

zhú chū — To expel, to drive out, to banish someone

家门

jiā mén — Household, family home, one's own door

因为

yīn wèi — Because, for the reason that something happened

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

降临

jiàng lín — To descend upon, to befall, to come down

我们

wǒ men — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

身上

shēn shàng — Upon oneself, on one's body or person

污秽

wū huì — Pollution, filth, ritual or moral impurity

神

shén — God, deity, divine spirit

已

yǐ — Already; indicates completed or prior action

近日

jìn rì — Recently, in recent days, lately

借

jiè — Through, by means of; to borrow or use

神谕

shén yù — Divine oracle, pronouncement from a god

示

shì — To reveal, to show, to indicate a message

作为

zuò wéi — As, acting in the capacity of something

他们

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

卫士

wèi shì — Guard, defender, protective warrior attendant

同时

tóng shí — At the same time, simultaneously, also

维护

wéi hù — To uphold, to defend, to safeguard rights

神明

shén míng — Gods, deities, divine beings collectively

公义

gōng yì — Justice, righteousness, fairness for all

及其

jí qí — And its, as well as their; classical connective

同谋

tóng móu — Accomplice, co-conspirator, partner in crime

一并

yī bìng — Together, all at once, jointly included

恶人

è rén — Evil person, wicked individual, villain

愿

yuàn — May, wish; expresses a desire or blessing

极度

jí dù — Extreme, utmost degree of intensity

悲苦

bēi kǔ — Grief and suffering, deep sorrow and pain

中

zhōng — In, within, amid; indicates being inside something

煎熬

jiān áo — To be tormented, to suffer agonizing anguish

消亡

xiāo wáng — To perish, to die out, to cease to exist

至于

zhì yú — As for, regarding, with respect to someone

知情

zhī qíng — To be informed, to have knowledge of facts

之下

zhī xià — Under, beneath, below; classical location phrase

他人

tā rén — Others, other people, another person

诅咒

zǔ zhòu — Curse, malediction, wishing evil on someone

同样

tóng yàng — Equally, likewise, in the same manner

落于

luò yú — To fall upon, to befall, to land on someone

务必

wù bì — Must, be sure to; strong obligation or imperative

使

shǐ — To make, to cause, to enable something to happen

所有

suǒ yǒu — All, every, all of the things mentioned

得以

dé yǐ — To be able to, to succeed in doing something

施行

shī xíng — To implement, to carry out, to put into effect

为了

wèi le — For the sake of, in order to achieve something

国土

guó tǔ — National territory, the land of a country

那片

nà piàn — That stretch of, that expanse of land

遭

zāo — To suffer, to encounter misfortune or disaster

如

rú — Like, as, resembling; comparison particle

荒漠

huāng mò — Desert, wasteland, barren desolate expanse

般

bān — Like, similar to; comparison suffix particle

且不论

qiě bù lùn — Setting aside, regardless of, not to mention

明确

míng què — Clear, explicit, definite, unambiguous

旨意

zhǐ yì — Will, decree, divine or royal intention

一位

yī wèi — One person; polite measure word for individuals

伟人

wěi rén — Great person, illustrious figure, eminent individual

君王

jūn wáng — King, monarch, sovereign ruler of a state

杀戮

shā lù — Killing, slaughter, act of violent murder

置之不理

zhì zhī bù lǐ — To ignore completely, to leave something unattended

不予

bù yǔ — Not to give, to refuse to grant or provide

追查

zhuī chá — To investigate, to trace and look into a matter

莫大

mò dà — Greatest, utmost, nothing greater than this

耻辱

chǐ rǔ — Shame, disgrace, humiliation, dishonor