Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 13

Vocabulary

神明

shénmíng — gods or deities; divine beings

赐予

cìyǔ — to bestow or grant something as a gift

我们

wǒmen — we; us; first person plural pronoun

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

神谕

shényù — divine oracle; message or prophecy from a god

其

qí — his, her, its, or their; third person pronoun

旨意

zhǐyì — will or intention, especially of a higher authority

已

yǐ — already; indicating a completed action

传达

chuándá — to convey or communicate a message to someone

给

gěi — to give; to; for; preposition indicating recipient

这些

zhèxiē — these; referring to a nearby group of things

使者

shǐzhě — messenger; envoy sent to deliver a message

想必

xiǎngbì — presumably; I suppose; most likely the case

告知

gàozhī — to inform or notify someone of something

于

yú — at; in; to; classical preposition of location or direction

你

nǐ — you; second person singular pronoun

唯有

wéiyǒu — only; there is only one way or option

方能

fāngnéng — only then can; only in this way possible

解除

jiěchú — to remove or lift a burden, curse, or restriction

灾祸

zāihuò — disaster or calamity; a great misfortune or catastrophe

是

shì — to be; is, am, are; affirmative verb

找出

zhǎochū — to find out; to discover or identify something

凶手

xiōngshǒu — murderer; killer; the person who committed a killing

处死

chǔsǐ — to execute; to put someone to death as punishment

或

huò — or; either; alternatively; used to present options

驱逐

qūzhú — to expel or drive out; to banish from a place

出境

chūjìng — to leave the country; exit from a territory or border

因此

yīncǐ — therefore; as a result; for this reason

无论

wúlùn — regardless of; no matter what or how

占卜

zhānbǔ — divination; the practice of foretelling the future

还是

háishi — or; still; used in questions or alternatives

所

suǒ — classical particle used before verbs to nominalize them

掌握

zhǎngwò — to grasp or master; to have control or knowledge of

其他

qítā — other; the rest; other things or people

预言

yùyán — prophecy; a prediction about a future event

求你

qiú nǐ — I beg you; please; an earnest request to someone

拯救

zhěngjiù — to save or rescue someone from danger or ruin

自己

zìjǐ — oneself; self; referring back to the subject

国家

guójiā — nation; country; state; a sovereign political entity

与

yǔ — and; with; together with; classical conjunction

王

wáng — king; ruler; monarch of a kingdom

将

jiāng — will; about to; classical future tense marker

众人

zhòngrén — everyone; all people; the crowd or multitude

从

cóng — from; since; to follow; preposition of origin

这

zhè — this; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

中

zhōng — in; among; within; the middle of something

出来

chūlái — to come out; to emerge from a place or state

皆

jiē — all; each and every one; classical universal quantifier

仰赖

yǎnglài — to rely on; to depend upon for support or help

人

rén — person; human being; people

之

zhī — classical possessive particle; of; linking modifier to noun

最高

zuìgāo — highest; supreme; greatest in rank or degree

使命

shǐmìng — mission; a calling or duty one is charged with

服务

fúwù — to serve; service provided to others or a cause

他人

tārén — other people; others; someone other than oneself

唉

āi — alas; sigh; exclamation expressing sorrow or resignation

智慧

zhìhuì — wisdom; deep insight and good judgment

何其

héqí — how; how very; exclamatory degree intensifier

痛苦

tòngkǔ — painful; suffering; anguish of mind or body

当

dāng — when; at the time of; to face or serve as

毫无

háowú — absolutely no; not the least bit; entirely without

用处

yòngchu — usefulness; practical use or benefit of something

古老

gǔlǎo — ancient; very old; of great age or antiquity

学识

xuéshí — knowledge; learning; scholarly understanding and erudition

我

wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun

忘却

wàngquè — to forget; to put out of one's mind entirely

否则

fǒuzé — otherwise; if not; or else; indicating a contrary result

便

biàn — then; consequently; as soon as; classical result marker

不会

bù huì — will not; cannot; expressing negation of ability or likelihood

在此

zài cǐ — here; at this place; in this situation

怎么了

zěnme le — what's wrong; what happened; expressing concern or surprise

为何

wèihé — why; for what reason; classical interrogative

如此

rúcǐ — like this; so; in such a manner

忧郁

yōuyù — melancholy; gloomy; feeling sad and depressed

让我

ràng wǒ — let me; allow me to; permit me

回家

huíjiā — to go home; to return to one's home

去

qù — to go; to leave toward a destination

别

bié — don't; imperative negation; expressing prohibition

阻拦

zǔlán — to stop or block; to obstruct someone's path

最好

zuìhǎo — it would be best; had better; the best option

承担

chéngdān — to bear or take on a burden, responsibility, or task

重担

zhòngdàn — heavy burden; a great responsibility or hardship

可耻

kěchǐ — shameful; disgraceful; worthy of contempt

没有

méiyǒu — do not have; there is no; negation of existence

一个

yīgè — one; a single; a general measure word for people/things

真正

zhēnzhèng — true; genuine; real; truly or authentically so

爱国者

àiguózhě — patriot; one who loves and defends their country

会

huì — will; can; to know how to do something

隐瞒

yǐnmán — to conceal or hide information from someone

的话

de huà — if; supposing that; conditional sentence marker

哦

ó — oh; expression of realization or mild surprise

国王

guówáng — king; the male sovereign ruler of a kingdom

大相径庭

dà xiāng jìng tíng — poles apart; vastly different from each other

而

ér — but; and; yet; classical connective conjunction

唯恐

wéikǒng — for fear that; worried that something bad might happen

也

yě — also; too; as well; expressing addition or similarity

像

xiàng — to be like; to resemble; similar to something

一样

yīyàng — the same; alike; just like; expressing similarity

失足

shīzú — to slip or stumble; to make a grave moral mistake

说吧

shuō ba — go ahead and speak; say it; please tell me

不要

bùyào — do not; don't; imperative negative command

恳求

kěnqiú — to implore or beg earnestly; a sincere urgent request

若

ruò — if; supposing; classical conditional conjunction

知晓

zhīxiǎo — to know; to be aware of; to understand something

所知

suǒ zhī — what one knows; that which is known

是的

shì de — yes; that is correct; affirmative confirmation

你们

nǐmen — you all; second person plural pronoun

愚昧无知

yúmèi wúzhī — ignorant and unenlightened; completely lacking in knowledge

但

dàn — but; however; yet; adversative conjunction

声音

shēngyīn — sound; voice; an audible sound or utterance

绝不

juébù — absolutely not; never; under no circumstances

揭露

jiēlù — to expose or reveal hidden or secret information

苦难

kǔnàn — suffering; hardship; great pain or misfortune

抑或

yìhuò — or; either…or; used to present alternatives formally

那么

nàme — then; in that case; so; used in conclusions

明明

míngmíng — obviously; clearly; it is evident that

却

què — yet; but; however; expressing an unexpected contrast

不肯

bùkěn — unwilling to; refuse to; not agreeable to do

开口

kāikǒu — to open one's mouth; to begin to speak

难道

nándào — could it be that; is it really the case that

要

yào — to want; will; must; expressing desire or necessity

背叛

bèipàn — to betray; to turn against someone; act of treachery

毁灭

huǐmiè — to destroy utterly; total destruction or annihilation

不愿

bùyuàn — unwilling; not wanting to; reluctant to do something

烦扰

fánrǎo — to disturb or bother; causing annoyance or trouble

徒劳

túláo — futile; in vain; effort that produces no result

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to following verb

追问

zhuīwèn — to question persistently; to press someone for answers

那

nà — that; referring to something distant or just mentioned

这里

zhèlǐ — here; this place; in this location

永远

yǒngyuǎn — forever; always; eternally; for all time

无法

wúfǎ — unable to; impossible to; having no way to

得知

dézhī — to come to know; to learn or find out about