Pride and Prejudice — Page 9

Vocabulary

而且

érqiě — moreover; in addition to that

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

也

yě — also; too; as well

不

bù — not; negation particle

确定

quèdìng — to be certain; to confirm something

自己

zìjǐ — oneself; one's own self

是否

shìfǒu — whether or not; if

应该

yīnggāi — should; ought to do something

用

yòng — to use; to employ

狭隘

xiá'ài — narrow-minded; limited in scope or view

这个

zhège — this; this one

词

cí — word; term; expression

来

lái — to come; used to introduce an action

形容

xíngróng — to describe; to depict someone or something

她

tā — she; her; third-person feminine pronoun

如果

rúguǒ — if; supposing; in the event that

说

shuō — to say; to speak; to tell

的

de — possessive/attributive particle

世界

shìjiè — world; the globe; realm

是

shì — to be; is; am; are

一个

yīgè — one; a single (general measure word)

微观

wēiguān — microscopic; relating to small-scale phenomena

那么

nàme — then; in that case; so

其中

qízhōng — among them; within it; therein

宏观

hóngguān — macroscopic; large-scale; broad perspective

气质

qìzhì — temperament; disposition; personal quality

至少

zhìshǎo — at least; no fewer than

与

yǔ — and; with; together with

其

qí — its; his; her; their (formal pronoun)

渺小

miǎoxiǎo — tiny; insignificant; trivially small

之处

zhīchù — the place where; the aspect of

同样

tóngyàng — equally; in the same way; likewise

突出

tūchū — prominent; outstanding; to stand out

涉及

shèjí — to involve; to touch upon; to concern

那些

nàxiē — those; those things or people

自觉

zìjué — consciously aware; self-motivated; self-aware

无需

wúxū — no need to; unnecessary to do

描绘

miáohuì — to depict; to portray; to describe vividly

事物

shìwù — things; objects; matters; phenomena

但

dàn — but; however; yet

并不

bìng bù — not at all; by no means

就

jiù — then; precisely; just; right away

无法

wúfǎ — unable to; cannot; no way to

有

yǒu — to have; there is; to exist

一点

yīdiǎn — a little; a bit; somewhat

令人

lìng rén — to make people feel; causing one to

称奇

chēngqí — to marvel at; to find remarkable or amazing

在

zài — at; in; on; located at

极为

jíwéi — extremely; exceedingly; very much so

短暂

duǎnzàn — brief; short-lived; fleeting in time

写作

xiězuò — writing; to write literary works

时期

shíqī — period; era; phase of time

内

nèi — within; inside; during

一段

yī duàn — one period; one section of time

约为

yuē wéi — approximately; roughly equal to

三年

sān nián — three years; a span of three years

不过

búguò — only; merely; however; but

五年

wǔ nián — five years; a period of five years

有余

yǒuyú — a little more than; exceeding slightly

完成

wánchéng — to complete; to finish; to accomplish

了

le — completed action particle; change of state

重要

zhòngyào — important; significant; crucial

作品

zuòpǐn — work; literary or artistic creation

且

qiě — and; moreover; furthermore (formal)

没有

méiyǒu — do not have; there is no; without

留下

liúxià — to leave behind; to retain; to keep

任何

rènhé — any; whatever; whichever

失败

shībài — failure; to fail; unsuccessful

中

zhōng — middle; among; in; within

浪漫主义

làngmàn zhǔyì — Romanticism; romantic ideology or movement

成分

chéngfèn — component; element; ingredient; constituent

或许

huòxǔ — perhaps; maybe; possibly

有所

yǒusuǒ — to some extent; somewhat; having some degree

欠缺

qiànquē — lacking; deficient; shortcoming

我们

wǒmen — we; us; first-person plural pronoun

必须

bìxū — must; have to; obligatory

始终

shǐzhōng — always; from beginning to end; consistently

记住

jìzhù — to remember; to keep in mind

那个

nàgè — that; that one (demonstrative)

年代

niándài — era; decade; period of time

出生

chūshēng — to be born; birth

人

rén — person; people; human being

即

jí — namely; that is; i.e. (formal)

几乎

jīhū — almost; nearly; practically

能够

nénggòu — to be able to; capable of doing

独立

dúlì — independent; to stand alone; autonomously

展现

zhǎnxiàn — to display; to reveal; to show forth

出

chū — out; to come out; resultative complement

完整

wánzhěng — complete; whole; intact; full

就连

jiùlián — even; even including (emphatic)

需要

xūyào — to need; to require; necessity

借助

jièzhù — to rely on; to make use of; with the help of

丘陵

qiūlíng — hills; rolling hilly terrain

山岳

shānyuè — mountains; great mountain ranges

民谣

mínyáo — folk song; ballad; traditional popular song

形而上学

xíng ér shàng xué — metaphysics; abstract philosophical inquiry

德国

Déguó — Germany; the country of Germany

文化

wénhuà — culture; civilization; cultural tradition

方能

fāng néng — only then can; only thus able to

古典主义

gǔdiǎn zhǔyì — classicism; adherence to classical artistic principles

外壳

wàiké — outer shell; casing; exterior covering

小姐

xiǎojiě — Miss; young lady; unmarried woman

一位

yī wèi — one (person, polite measure word)

英国

Yīngguó — England; Britain; the United Kingdom

女孩

nǚhái — girl; young female; a young woman

成长

chéngzhǎng — to grow up; to mature; personal development

于

yú — at; in; from (formal preposition)

乡村

xiāngcūn — countryside; rural village; rural area

僻静

pìjìng — secluded; quiet and remote; out-of-the-way

彼时

bǐshí — at that time; in those days (literary)

白霜

báishuāng — white frost; hoarfrost on surfaces

可能

kěnéng — possibly; maybe; potential; possible

退回

tuìhuí — to retreat back; to return inside

室内

shìnèi — indoors; inside a room

一场

yī chǎng — one bout of; one occurrence of (event)

突如其来

tū rú qí lái — sudden; coming unexpectedly; out of nowhere

风寒

fēnghán — wind-cold; a chill from cold wind exposure

足以

zúyǐ — sufficient to; enough to do something

引发

yǐnfā — to trigger; to cause; to bring about

最

zuì — most; -est superlative degree marker

深重

shēnzhòng — deep and serious; profound and grave

忧虑

yōulǜ — worry; anxiety; deep concern

她们

tāmen — they; them (feminine plural pronoun)

学识

xuéshí — knowledge; learning; scholarly attainment

举止

jǔzhǐ — manners; bearing; behavior and deportment

行为

xíngwéi — behavior; conduct; action

皆

jiē — all; each; every (literary/formal)

受制于

shòu zhì yú — to be controlled by; constrained by

种种

zhǒngzhǒng — various; all kinds of; diverse

奇异

qíyì — strange; peculiar; bizarre

限制

xiànzhì — restriction; limitation; to restrict

束缚

shùfù — shackles; to bind; to restrain; constraints

而

ér — and; but; yet (conjunction, formal)

正是

zhèngshì — precisely; it is exactly; none other than

凭借

píngjiè — by means of; relying on; through

比

bǐ — compared to; than; more than

个人

gèrén — individual; personal; one's own

品味

pǐnwèi — taste; aesthetic sense; to savor

或

huò — or; either; alternatively

判断力

pànduàn lì — judgment; ability to judge; discernment

更为

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

充足

chōngzú — sufficient; ample; adequate

普遍

pǔbiàn — universal; widespread; general; common

理性

lǐxìng — reason; rationality; rational thinking

对此

duìcǐ — regarding this; in response to this

提出

tíchū — to put forward; to raise; to propose

抗议

kàngyì — protest; to protest against; objection