Pride and Prejudice — Page 12

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

不会

bù huì — will not; cannot; unlikely to happen

承认

chéng rèn — to admit, acknowledge, or recognize something

这位

zhè wèi — this person; polite demonstrative for individuals

无可估量

wú kě gū liáng — immeasurable; impossible to estimate in value

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

人物

rén wù — character, figure, or important person

任何

rèn hé — any; whichever; no matter which

一句话

yī jù huà — one sentence; a single utterance

或

huò — or; either; alternatively

一个

yī gè — one; a single (general measure word)

行动

xíng dòng — action, movement, or act of doing something

是

shì — to be; is, am, are

无法

wú fǎ — unable to; impossible; no way to

与

yǔ — with; and; together with

现实

xiàn shí — reality; the real world; actual circumstances

相符

xiāng fú — to correspond with; to match; to accord with

如果

rú guǒ — if; in the event that; supposing

他

tā — he, him; third-person masculine pronoun

许多

xǔ duō — many; a lot of; numerous

言行

yán xíng — words and deeds; speech and behavior

在

zài — at, in, on; to be located at

历史上

lì shǐ shàng — in history; historically speaking

确有其事

què yǒu qí shì — the matter is indeed true; actually happened

也

yě — also; too; as well

感到

gǎn dào — to feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

惊讶

jīng yà — surprised, astonished, amazed

但是

dàn shì — but; however; nevertheless

先生

xiān sheng — mister; sir; gentleman

创造者

chuàng zào zhě — creator; one who creates or invents

没有

méi yǒu — do not have; there is not; without

如此

rú cǐ — so; thus; in this way; like this

巧妙地

qiǎo miào de — cleverly; ingeniously; skillfully

为

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

配置

pèi zhì — to configure, arrange, or deploy together

和

hé — and; together with; plus

夫人

fū rén — madam; lady; married woman of high status

这

zhè — this; these; indicating something nearby

两个

liǎng gè — two; a pair of (with general measure word)

形象

xíng xiàng — image, figure, or portrayal of a character

伟大

wěi dà — great, magnificent, grandly significant

之处

zhī chù — the place where; the aspect in which

便

biàn — then; thereupon; consequently

得到

dé dào — to obtain, receive, or achieve something

令人满意

lìng rén mǎn yì — satisfying; pleasing; meeting one's expectations

展现

zhǎn xiàn — to display, reveal, or demonstrate clearly

后者

hòu zhě — the latter; the second of two mentioned items

本人

běn rén — oneself; the person in question; personally

一样

yī yàng — the same; alike; identical; just like

曾

céng — once; formerly; at some past time

被

bèi — passive marker; by (indicating passive voice)

指责

zhǐ zé — to criticize, reproach, or blame someone

过于

guò yú — excessively; too; overly

夸张

kuā zhāng — exaggerated; overblown; to overstate

这种

zhè zhǒng — this kind of; this type of

或许

huò xǔ — perhaps, maybe, possibly

有

yǒu — to have; there is/are; to exist

那么

nà me — then; in that case; so; that much

一丝

yī sī — a trace of; a tiny bit of; a thread

依据

yī jù — basis, grounds, or foundation for something

但

dàn — but; however; yet

看来

kàn lái — it seems; it appears; apparently

实在

shí zài — really; truly; in reality; genuine

微乎其微

wēi hū qí wēi — extremely small; negligible; minuscule

即便

jí biàn — even if; even though; although

今天

jīn tiān — today; the current day

不

bù — no; not; negation particle

认为

rèn wéi — to think, believe, or consider something

找

zhǎo — to look for; to seek; to find

不到

bù dào — cannot find or reach; less than

像

xiàng — to resemble; like; similar to

那样

nà yàng — like that; in that way; of that kind

傲慢

ào màn — arrogant, haughty, disdainful toward others

专横

zhuān hèng — domineering, autocratic, overbearing in manner

以

yǐ — with; by means of; using

自我

zì wǒ — self; ego; oneself

中心

zhōng xīn — center; core; focal point

全然

quán rán — completely, entirely, totally

不顾

bù gù — to disregard, ignore, pay no attention to

礼节

lǐ jié — etiquette, courtesy, social manners

人

rén — person, human being, people

尤其

yóu qí — especially, particularly, in particular

女性

nǚ xìng — female; woman; the female gender

她们

tā men — they, them (female plural pronoun)

未必

wèi bì — not necessarily; may not be the case

出身

chū shēn — family background; social origin; birth status

贵族

guì zú — nobility; aristocracy; the noble class

一百年前

yī bǎi nián qián — one hundred years ago; a century past

一位

yī wèi — one (polite measure word for a person)

伯爵

bó jué — earl or count; a title of nobility

女儿

nǚ ér — daughter; one's female child

身为

shēn wéi — being; in the capacity of; as

偏僻

piān pì — remote, isolated, off the beaten path

乡村

xiāng cūn — rural village; countryside

教区

jiào qū — parish; a church administrative district

权贵

quán guì — powerful and privileged person; influential noble

算不上

suàn bù shàng — cannot be counted as; does not qualify as

慷慨大方

kāng kǎi dà fāng — generous and magnanimous; open-handed

家财万贯

jiā cái wàn guàn — immensely wealthy; possessing enormous family fortune

长期

cháng qī — long-term; for a long period of time

摆脱

bǎi tuō — to free oneself from; to get rid of

了

le — particle indicating completion or change of state

婚姻

hūn yīn — marriage; matrimony; the institution of marriage

束缚

shù fù — constraint, restriction, to bind or fetter

诸如此类

zhū rú cǐ lèi — and so on; things of this kind; such things

有着

yǒu zhe — having; possessing; with (sustained possession)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; currently; at the present time

难得一见

nán dé yī jiàn — rarely seen; hard to come across; unusual

机会

jī huì — opportunity, chance, occasion

来

lái — to come; used to introduce a purpose or action

培养

péi yǎng — to cultivate, foster, or develop qualities/skills

这些

zhè xiē — these; this group of things or people

讨人喜欢

tǎo rén xǐ huān — likable, pleasing, charming to others

特质

tè zhì — special quality, trait, or characteristic

至于

zhì yú — as for; regarding; as to

倾向于

qīng xiàng yú — to tend to; to be inclined toward

小姐

xiǎo jiě — miss; young woman; unmarried lady

甚至

shèn zhì — even; going so far as; to the extent that

对于

duì yú — regarding; with respect to; toward

行为

xíng wéi — behavior, conduct, action

上

shàng — on; above; in terms of; regarding

失当

shī dàng — improper, inappropriate, unsuitable conduct

都

dōu — all; both; entirely; in every case

苛责

kē zé — to harshly criticize or blame; severe reproach

妻子

qī zi — wife; one's married female partner

显然

xiǎn rán — obviously, clearly, evidently

而且

ér qiě — moreover; furthermore; in addition

必定

bì dìng — certainly, surely, definitely will

一向

yī xiàng — always; consistently; all along

个

gè — general measure word for people and objects

无可救药

wú kě jiù yào — incurable, hopeless, beyond redemption

除非

chú fēi — unless; only if; except when

开枪

kāi qiāng — to fire a gun; to shoot

打死

dǎ sǐ — to kill by hitting or shooting

她

tā — she, her; third-person feminine pronoun

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; self; own

否则

fǒu zé — otherwise; or else; if not

有头脑

yǒu tóu nǎo — having intelligence; smart; having common sense

有个性

yǒu gè xìng — having personality; distinctive; with strong character

男人

nán rén — man; male person; adult male

来说

lái shuō — speaking of; in terms of; for (someone)

除了

chú le — except for; apart from; besides

讽刺

fěng cì — sarcasm, satire; to mock or ridicule

态度

tài dù — attitude, manner, approach toward something

处之

chǔ zhī — to deal with it; to handle the situation

别无他法

bié wú tā fǎ — no other way; no alternative method available