Second Treatise of Government — Page 3

Vocabulary

如果

rúguǒ — if; used to introduce a conditional clause

这些

zhèxiē — these; referring to a nearby group of things

文章

wénzhāng — article, essay, or written piece

具有

jùyǒu — to possess or have a certain quality

自以为

zì yǐwéi — to consider oneself; to think of oneself as

可以

kěyǐ — can; may; to be allowed to do something

其中

qízhōng — among them; within that group or set

找到

zhǎodào — to find; to successfully locate something

那些

nàxiē — those; referring to a distant group of things

证据

zhèngjù — evidence; proof supporting a claim or argument

那么

nàme — then; in that case; used in conditionals

遗失

yíshī — to lose; to be missing or misplaced

部分

bùfen — part; portion; section of a whole

也就

yě jiù — then accordingly; it follows that; naturally

无关紧要

wúguān jǐnyào — unimportant; of no significance or consequence

读者

dúzhě — reader; person who reads a text

无需

wúxū — no need to; it is unnecessary to do

感到

gǎndào — to feel; to sense an emotion or state

满意

mǎnyì — satisfied; content; pleased with a result

因为

yīnwèi — because; introduces a reason or cause

既

jì — since; already; both…and in parallel structure

没有

méiyǒu — do not have; there is not; lacking

时间

shíjiān — time; a period or duration of time

意愿

yìyuàn — wish; desire; willingness to do something

再度

zàidù — once again; a second or repeated time

费心劳神

fèi xīn láo shén — to expend great mental effort and energy

通过

tōngguò — through; by means of; to pass through

再次

zàicì — once more; again; another time

追溯

zhuīsù — to trace back; to look back at origins

爵士

juéshì — knight; sir; a British honorific title

奇妙

qímiào — wonderful; marvelous; intriguingly strange or clever

体系

tǐxì — system; structured framework of ideas or principles

各个

gège — each; every one of a group individually

分支

fēnzhī — branch; subdivision of a larger system or field

所有

suǒyǒu — all; every; the entirety of something

曲折

qūzhé — winding; tortuous; full of twists and complications

与

yǔ — and; together with; connecting two elements

晦涩

huìsè — obscure; difficult to understand; abstruse writing

之处

zhī chù — the place or aspect of; where something exists

填补

tiánbǔ — to fill in; to make up for a gap

答复

dáfù — to reply; a response to a question or inquiry

所

suǒ — particle used before verbs indicating passive or relative

欠缺

qiànquē — to lack; deficiency; something missing or insufficient

国王

guówáng — king; a male monarch ruling a country

国家

guójiā — country; nation; a sovereign political state

整体

zhěngtǐ — the whole; entirety; considered as one unit

此后

cǐhòu — after this; henceforth; from this point onward

已

yǐ — already; indicates a completed or prior state

如此

rúcǐ — so; like this; to such a degree

彻底

chèdǐ — thoroughly; completely; in a thorough manner

驳斥

bóchì — to refute; to rebuke and reject an argument

假说

jiǎshuō — hypothesis; a proposed but unproven theoretical explanation

以至于

yǐzhìyú — to the extent that; so much that; consequently

认为

rènwéi — to think; to believe; to consider something true

再

zài — again; once more; additionally

不会

bù huì — will not; unlikely to; not able to

胆敢

dǎngǎn — to dare; to have the audacity to do

出面

chūmiàn — to come forward; to appear publicly on behalf

危害

wēihài — to harm; to endanger; to pose a threat

共同

gòngtóng — common; shared; jointly held by all parties

安全

ānquán — safety; security; being free from danger

为

wèi — for; on behalf of; in order to

奴役

núyì — slavery; enslavement; to subject someone to servitude

制度

zhìdù — system; institution; established rules and regulations

张目

zhāngmù — to advocate for; to lend support or justification

软弱

ruǎnruò — weak; feeble; lacking strength or conviction

被

bèi — passive marker; indicates the subject is acted upon

以

yǐ — with; by means of; using a method

通俗

tōngsú — popular; accessible; easy for ordinary people to understand

文体

wéntǐ — writing style; literary form or genre

优美

yōuměi — graceful; elegant; pleasingly beautiful in style

句式

jùshì — sentence structure; the pattern or form of sentences

包装

bāozhuāng — to package; to wrap up; to present attractively

起来

qǐlái — complement indicating an action being done together or up

自相矛盾

zìxiāng máodùn — self-contradictory; internally inconsistent in its reasoning

欺骗

qīpiàn — to deceive; to cheat; to mislead someone intentionally

愿意

yuànyì — willing; to be willing to do something

亲自

qīnzì — personally; in person; by oneself directly

就

jiù — then; just; right away; indicates immediacy

本文

běnwén — this text; this article; the present document

未曾

wèicéng — never; has not yet; did not ever do

触及

chùjí — to touch on; to reach; to deal with a topic

工夫

gōngfu — effort; time and energy spent on something

剥去

bōqù — to strip away; to peel off an outer layer

论述

lùnshù — to expound; a detailed discussion or argumentation

含混

hánhun — vague; ambiguous; unclear in meaning or expression

表达

biǎodá — to express; to convey ideas or feelings in words

华丽

huálì — magnificent; splendid; overly ornate in style

外衣

wàiyī — outer garment; outward appearance concealing true nature

设法

shèfǎ — to try to find a way; to manage to do

将

jiāng — will; to take; used before the object of a verb

言辞

yáncí — words; language; the way something is expressed verbally

还原

huányuán — to restore; to reduce back to an original form

直接

zhíjiē — direct; straightforward; without an intermediary

明确

míngquè — clear; explicit; unambiguous and definite in meaning

可

kě — can; possible; able to; permissible

理解

lǐjiě — to understand; to comprehend the meaning of something

命题

mìngtí — proposition; a statement that can be judged true or false

相互

xiānghù — mutual; reciprocal; with each other

对照

duìzhào — to contrast; to compare side by side

比较

bǐjiào — to compare; relatively; by comparison

很快

hěn kuài — very quickly; soon; in a short time

确信

quèxìn — to be convinced; to be certain; firmly believe

从来

cónglái — always; ever; has never or always been so

听起来

tīng qǐlái — sounds like; to the ear it seems that

悦耳

yuè'ěr — pleasant to hear; melodious; agreeable to the ear

英语

Yīngyǔ — English language; the language spoken in England

著作

zhùzuò — written work; a book or scholarly publication

堆砌

duīqì — to pile up; to use excessive ornamentation in writing

油嘴滑舌

yóuzuǐ huáshé — glib; smooth-talking; using flattering insincere language

废话

fèihuà — nonsense; rubbish; useless or empty talk

不值得

bù zhídé — not worth it; not deserving of time or effort

通篇

tōngpiān — throughout the entire piece; from beginning to end

审查

shěnchá — to examine; to inspect; to scrutinize carefully

其

qí — its; his; that; a formal third-person possessive

不妨

bùfáng — might as well; there is no harm in doing

论及

lùnjí — to touch upon; to discuss or mention a topic

篡权

cuànquán — to usurp power; to seize authority illegitimately

尝试

chángshì — to try; to attempt; an experimental effort

让

ràng — to let; to allow; to cause someone to do

试试

shìshi — to try out; to give it a go informally

是否

shìfǒu — whether or not; if; used in indirect questions

能

néng — can; to be able to do something

凭借

píngjiè — relying on; by means of; with the help of

全部

quánbù — all; the entirety; every part of something

才智

cáizhì — talent and wisdom; intellectual ability and cleverness

使

shǐ — to cause; to make; to enable something to happen

变得

biàn de — to become; to grow into a certain state

并

bìng — and; moreover; simultaneously; used to connect clauses

自身

zìshēn — oneself; itself; one's own person or nature

或

huò — or; either; alternatively

常识

chángshí — common sense; general knowledge everyone should know

相符

xiāngfú — to accord with; to be consistent or in agreement