Second Treatise of Government — Page 1

Vocabulary

政府论

zhèngfǔ lùn — Treatise on government; political philosophy work.

下篇

xià piān — Second part or lower section of a text.

约翰

Yuēhàn — John; common Western male given name.

著

zhù — Written or authored by someone.

由

yóu — By; through; indicating agent or means.

数字化

shùzìhuà — Digitization; process of converting content to digital format.

整理

zhěnglǐ — To organize, sort, or compile materials systematically.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

出版

chūbǎn — To publish; to release a book or work.

于

yú — At; in; on; preposition indicating time or place.

年

nián — Year; unit of time measurement.

该书

gāi shū — This book; referring to the aforementioned book.

完整

wánzhěng — Complete; whole; without missing parts.

未

wèi — Not yet; has not; negation of past action.

删节

shānjié — Abridged; having parts cut or removed from text.

文本

wénběn — Text; written document or body of writing.

已

yǐ — Already; indicates a completed action or state.

多次

duō cì — Many times; on multiple occasions.

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using a certain form.

编辑

biānjí — To edit; an editor; editorial work on text.

注释本

zhùshì běn — Annotated edition; version with explanatory notes added.

形式

xíngshì — Form; format; manner in which something appears.

再版

zàibǎn — Reprint; to publish again in a new edition.

本

běn — This; current; measure word for books or volumes.

转录

zhuǎnlù — To transcribe; copy text from one source to another.

自

zì — From; since; starting from a source or origin.

平装书

píngzhuāng shū — Paperback book; book with soft flexible cover.

并

bìng — And also; moreover; simultaneously performing an action.

作序

zuò xù — To write a preface or foreword for a book.

出版公司

chūbǎn gōngsī — Publishing company; firm that produces and sells books.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with another party.

剑桥

Jiànqiáo — Cambridge; famous university city in England.

以下

yǐxià — The following; below; what comes next.

电子

diànzǐ — Electronic; digital; pertaining to electronic format.

中

zhōng — In; within; inside a given scope or context.

不

bù — No; not; negation of verbs or adjectives.

包含

bāohán — To include; to contain within a set or group.

版本

bǎnběn — Version; edition of a book or document.

任何

rènhé — Any; whatever; used in negative or conditional statements.

内容

nèiróng — Content; material contained within a work or document.

仅

jǐn — Only; merely; just; limiting to one thing.

收录

shōulù — To include; to collect and record in a publication.

原文

yuánwén — Original text; the source text without modifications.

原始

yuánshǐ — Original; primitive; in its earliest or first form.

文字

wénzì — Written characters; written language or script.

受

shòu — To be subject to; to receive; affected by something.

版权

bǎnquán — Copyright; legal right protecting creative works.

保护

bǎohù — To protect; to safeguard from harm or infringement.

两篇

liǎng piān — Two articles or sections; a pair of written pieces.

人民

rénmín — The people; citizens of a nation collectively.

福祉

fúzhǐ — Welfare; well-being; the happiness and health of people.

乃

nǎi — Is; namely; classical Chinese copula or connector.

最高

zuìgāo — Highest; supreme; of the greatest level or degree.

法律

fǎlǜ — Law; legal rules governing society and behavior.

伦敦

Lúndūn — London; capital city of England and the UK.

印刷

yìnshuā — To print; printing of books or documents.

第六次

dì liù cì — Sixth time; the sixth occurrence or instance.

重印

chóngyìn — To reprint; print again after the first edition.

上篇

shàng piān — First part or upper section of a written work.

揭露

jiēlù — To expose; to reveal hidden wrongdoing or falsehood.

驳斥

bóchì — To refute; to argue against and reject an idea.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

爵士

juéshì — Sir; knight; a British honorific title for men.

及其

jí qí — And his/its; along with that person's or thing's.

追随者

zhuīsuí zhě — Followers; people who follow someone's ideas or leadership.

错误

cuòwù — Error; mistake; something incorrect or false.

原则

yuánzé — Principle; fundamental rule or belief guiding behavior.

基础

jīchǔ — Foundation; basis; the underlying support for something.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the Chinese copula verb.

一篇

yī piān — One article or essay; a single written piece.

关于

guānyú — About; regarding; concerning a particular topic.

公民

gōngmín — Citizen; a member of a state with legal rights.

政府

zhèngfǔ — Government; the ruling body of a country or state.

之

zhī — Classical possessive or linking particle; equivalent to 的.

真正

zhēnzhèng — True; genuine; real; not false or pretended.

起源

qǐyuán — Origin; the point at which something begins or arises.

范围

fànwéi — Scope; range; the extent or boundary of something.

目的

mùdì — Purpose; goal; the aim or objective of something.

论文

lùnwén — Essay; thesis; academic paper presenting an argument.