Second Treatise of Government — Page 5

Vocabulary

对

duì — toward, regarding, with respect to

君主

jūnzhǔ — monarch, sovereign ruler of a state

和

hé — and, together with, harmonious

人民

rénmín — the people, citizens of a nation

而言

éryán — speaking of, in terms of, regarding

没有

méiyǒu — do not have, there is no, without

什么

shénme — what, anything, something

比

bǐ — compared to, more than, than

散布

sànbù — to spread, disseminate, circulate widely

关于

guānyú — regarding, concerning, about a topic

政府

zhèngfǔ — government, governing body of a state

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

错误

cuòwù — error, mistake, incorrect idea or action

观念

guānniàn — concept, notion, idea, belief held mentally

更

gèng — even more, still more, further

有害

yǒuhài — harmful, damaging, detrimental to something

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

如此

rúcǐ — in this way, like this, thus

一来

yīlái — as a result, once this happens, thereby

各个

gège — each, every one, all individual items

时代

shídài — era, age, historical period of time

或许

huòxǔ — perhaps, maybe, possibly

就

jiù — then, precisely, as soon as

不再

bùzài — no longer, not anymore, ceased to be

有

yǒu — to have, there is, exist

理由

lǐyóu — reason, grounds, justification for something

抱怨

bàoyuàn — to complain, grumble, express dissatisfaction

那

nà — that, those, referring to something distant

教会

jiàohuì — church, Christian congregation or institution

战鼓

zhàngǔ — war drum, battle drum beaten to mobilize

若

ruò — if, supposing, in the event that

有人

yǒurén — someone, there is a person who

真正

zhēnzhèng — genuinely, truly, real and authentic

关心

guānxīn — to care about, show concern for something

真理

zhēnlǐ — truth, ultimate reality, fundamental principle

着手

zhuóshǒu — to start, set about, begin doing something

反驳

fǎnbó — to refute, rebut, counter an argument

我

wǒ — I, me, myself

假说

jiǎshuō — hypothesis, conjecture, theoretical supposition

承诺

chéngnuò — to promise, commit, make a pledge

经

jīng — through, by means of, via a process

公正

gōngzhèng — fair, just, impartial in judgment

论证

lùnzhèng — argumentation, reasoning, logical demonstration

使

shǐ — to cause, make, enable someone to act

信服

xìnfú — to convince, persuade, be convinced by

将

jiāng — will, shall, about to do something

收回

shōuhuí — to take back, withdraw, retract a statement

或者

huòzhě — or, alternatively, either one option

回应

huíyìng — to respond, reply, answer to something

他

tā — he, him, third-person masculine pronoun

所

suǒ — particle marking verb as object-forming clause

提出

tíchū — to put forward, raise, propose an idea

疑难

yínán — difficult question, doubt, problematic issue

但

dàn — but, however, yet, nevertheless

必须

bìxū — must, have to, absolutely required

记住

jìzhù — to remember, keep in mind, memorize

两点

liǎng diǎn — two points, two specific items to note

第一

dìyī — first, number one, the first point

论述

lùnshù — exposition, discourse, written argument or discussion

中

zhōng — in, within, inside, among

某些

mǒuxiē — certain, some, particular unspecified items

措辞

cuòcí — wording, phrasing, choice of words used

或

huò — or, either, alternatively

细枝末节

xìzhī mòjié — trivial details, minor points, insignificant particulars

吹毛求疵

chuī máo qiú cī — nitpick, find fault with trivial flaws

并不

bìng bù — not at all, does not, contrary to expectation

构成

gòuchéng — to constitute, form, make up something

这本

zhè běn — this (book), referring to current volume

书

shū — book, written work, volume

第二

dìèr — second, the second point or item

不会

bùhuì — will not, cannot, does not know how

谩骂

mànmà — verbal abuse, slander, abusive language

视为

shìwéi — to regard as, consider to be, treat as

论据

lùnjù — argument, evidence, grounds supporting a claim

也

yě — also, too, as well, either

不认为

bù rènwéi — do not consider, disagree that, not think so

这

zhè — this, these, referring to nearby thing

两者

liǎngzhě — both, the two, either of two items

值得

zhídé — worth, deserving of, merit attention or effort

关注

guānzhù — attention, concern, to pay close attention

始终

shǐzhōng — always, from beginning to end, consistently

认为

rènwéi — to think, believe, consider, hold an opinion

自己

zìjǐ — oneself, self, one's own

责任

zérèn — responsibility, duty, obligation one must fulfill

任何

rènhé — any, whichever, no matter which

在

zài — at, in, on, existing at a location

此

cǐ — this, here, referring to current matter

问题

wèntí — question, problem, issue, matter at hand

上

shàng — on, above, regarding, on the topic of

出于

chūyú — out of, stemming from, motivated by

良知

liángzhī — conscience, innate moral knowledge, moral sense

而

ér — and, yet, but, connecting clauses

审慎

shěnshèn — prudent, cautious, careful and deliberate

存疑

cúnyí — to reserve judgment, leave a question open

并能

bìng néng — and can, also able to, additionally capable

其

qí — his, her, its, their, that particular

疑虑

yílǜ — doubt, misgiving, apprehension, lingering concern

正当

zhèngdàng — legitimate, proper, justified, rightful basis

依据

yījù — basis, grounds, according to, relying on

人

rén — person, people, human being

还有

hái yǒu — also, furthermore, there is also something

一事

yī shì — one matter, one thing, a specific affair

需

xū — need to, require, must

告知

gàozhī — to inform, notify, make known to someone

读者

dúzhě — reader, person who reads a text

即

jí — namely, that is, i.e., immediately

观察

guānchá — observation, to observe, examine carefully

代表

dàibiǎo — to represent, stand for, representative person

等人

děngrén — and others, et al., and such people

凡

fán — whenever, all cases where, every instance of

单独

dāndú — alone, separately, independently, on its own

引用

yǐnyòng — to cite, quote, reference a source

页码

yèmǎ — page number, numbering of pages in text

之处

zhīchù — the place where, instances where something occurs

均指

jūn zhǐ — all refer to, uniformly indicate, each pointing to

年版

nián bǎn — edition of a given year, annual version

之

zhī — possessive or linking particle, of, this