The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 5

Vocabulary

啊

a — Exclamatory particle expressing surprise or emphasis.

若

ruò — If; supposing that; like.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

无嗣

wú sì — Having no heirs or descendants; childless.

而

ér — Conjunction meaning and, but, or yet.

终

zhōng — To end; finally; eventually; death.

世界

shìjiè — The world; the entire earth and its inhabitants.

将

jiāng — Will; about to; future tense marker.

为

wèi / wéi — For; to be; to act as.

哀恸

āi tòng — To grieve deeply; to mourn with great sorrow.

如

rú — Like; as; as if; resembling.

无偶

wú ǒu — Without a partner or spouse; having no match.

之

zhī — Possessive or structural particle; of.

妻

qī — Wife; a married woman in relation to husband.

成为

chéngwéi — To become; to turn into something.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

遗孀

yíshuāng — Widow; a woman whose husband has died.

长泣

cháng qì — To weep long and continuously; prolonged crying.

不止

bùzhǐ — Without stopping; incessantly; more than.

因

yīn — Because; due to; as a result of.

未

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

留下

liú xià — To leave behind; to remain; to retain.

任何

rènhé — Any; whatever; whichever; of any kind.

自身

zìshēn — Oneself; one's own self or person.

形影

xíngyǐng — One's figure and shadow; likeness; image.

寻常

xúncháng — Ordinary; common; usual; nothing special.

尚能

shàng néng — Still able to; yet capable of doing.

珍藏

zhēncáng — To treasure and preserve; a cherished collection.

借

jiè — To borrow; to lend; by means of.

子女

zǐnǚ — Sons and daughters; children; offspring.

眼眸

yǎnmóu — Eyes; pupils; one's gaze or glance.

夫君

fūjūn — Husband; a respectful term for one's spouse.

容貌

róngmào — Appearance; facial features; looks; countenance.

铭记

míng jì — To engrave in memory; to keep firmly in mind.

心间

xīnjiān — In one's heart; deep within one's mind.

且看

qiě kàn — Just observe; let us see; consider this.

浪子

làngzǐ — Prodigal son; a wastrel or wandering spendthrift.

在

zài — At; in; on; to exist; to be present.

世间

shìjiān — In the world; among people; on earth.

所

suǒ — Particle indicating the object of a verb.

挥霍

huīhuò — To squander; to spend lavishly and wastefully.

不过

bùguò — However; only; merely; no more than.

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; yes.

转移

zhuǎnyí — To transfer; to shift; to move elsewhere.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

所在

suǒzài — Location; whereabouts; where something is situated.

依然

yīrán — Still; as before; unchanged; nevertheless.

享有

xiǎngyǒu — To enjoy; to possess and benefit from something.

其

qí — Its; his; her; their; that; this.

价值

jiàzhí — Value; worth; importance of something.

然

rán — But; however; yet; so; thus.

美

měi — Beauty; beautiful; good; aesthetically pleasing.

耗损

hàosǔn — To consume; to deplete; wear and loss.

却

què — But; yet; however; on the contrary.

落得

luò de — To end up with; to result in a state.

消亡

xiāowáng — To perish; to die out; to cease to exist.

藏

cáng — To hide; to store; to conceal something.

不用

bùyòng — No need to; needn't; unused; not utilized.

持有者

chí yǒu zhě — The holder; one who possesses or owns something.

便

biàn — Then; consequently; as soon as; thereupon.

毁灭

huǐmiè — To destroy completely; to annihilate; utter ruin.

那

nà — That; those; in that case; then.

胸膛

xiōngtáng — Chest; the breast area of the body.

中

zhōng — Inside; within; middle; center; among.

毫无

háowú — Absolutely no; without any; utterly lacking.

对

duì — Toward; to; for; facing; correct.

他人

tārén — Other people; others; someone else.

爱意

àiyì — Feelings of love; affection; loving sentiment.

竟

jìng — Actually; unexpectedly; to one's surprise; even.

犯下

fàn xià — To commit a crime or wrongdoing; to perpetrate.

如此

rúcǐ — Such; like this; so; in this way.

凶残

xiōngcán — Cruel; brutal; savage; extremely vicious.

罪孽

zuìniè — Sin; transgression; a wicked and guilty act.

知耻

zhī chǐ — To know shame; to be aware of disgrace.

否认

fǒurèn — To deny; to refuse to acknowledge something.

任何人

rènhé rén — Anyone; anybody; any person whatsoever.

怀有

huáiyǒu — To harbor; to hold within; to cherish a feeling.

漠然

mòrán — Indifferently; with cold detachment; apathetically.

无谋

wú móu — Without strategy; lacking foresight or prudence.

纵使

zòngshǐ — Even if; even though; granting that.

承认

chéngrèn — To admit; to acknowledge; to recognize as true.

许多人

xǔduō rén — Many people; a large number of persons.

钟爱

zhōng'ài — To deeply cherish; to love dearly and devotedly.

于

yú — At; in; to; from; regarding; than.

不爱

bù ài — To not love; lacking affection or care.

此乃

cǐ nǎi — This is; this indeed is; this constitutes.

显而易见

xiǎn ér yì jiàn — Obvious; clearly evident; plain to see.

憎恨

zēnghèn — To hate; to detest intensely; strong hatred.

占据

zhànjù — To occupy; to seize and hold; to dominate.

毫不迟疑

háo bù chíyí — Without any hesitation; decisively and immediately.

地

de — Adverbial particle modifying verbs or adjectives.

谋害

móuhài — To plot to harm or murder someone deliberately.

意图

yìtú — Intention; purpose; aim; what one plans to do.

摧毁

cuīhuǐ — To destroy; to devastate; to demolish completely.

美丽

měilì — Beautiful; pretty; lovely; aesthetically pleasing.

殿宇

diànyǔ — Palace hall; grand temple building; magnificent structure.

修缮

xiūshàn — To repair and restore; to renovate a building.

它

tā — It; third-person singular for objects or animals.

本应

běn yīng — Should have; ought to by right; originally meant to.

最大

zuìdà — Largest; greatest; maximum; most significant.

心愿

xīnyuàn — Heart's desire; a cherished wish or aspiration.

哦

ó / ò — Oh; expressive particle of realization or understanding.

改变

gǎibiàn — To change; to alter; to transform something.

念头

niàntou — Thought; idea; notion; what one has in mind.

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to cause; to yield.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; even; likewise.

得以

déyǐ — To be able to; to have the opportunity to.

转变

zhuǎnbiàn — To transform; to shift; a fundamental change.

心意

xīnyì — Intention; one's feelings and will; sentiment.

难道

nándào — Could it be that; don't tell me; surely not.

比

bǐ — Compared to; than; to compare.

温柔

wēnróu — Gentle; tender; soft and kind in manner.

爱

ài — Love; affection; to love; to be fond of.

更

gèng — Even more; still more; further; to a greater degree.

值得

zhídé — Worth; deserving; meriting; to be worthwhile.

安居

ānjū — To settle comfortably; to dwell in peace.

于心

yú xīn — In one's heart; within one's conscience.

愿

yuàn — To wish; to be willing; a desire or hope.

仪态

yítài — Bearing; demeanor; graceful manner and appearance.

般

bān — Like; as; sort of; in the manner of.

优雅

yōuyǎ — Elegant; graceful; refined and tasteful.

仁善

rénshàn — Kind and good-hearted; benevolent; virtuous.

至少

zhìshǎo — At least; at a minimum; no fewer than.

心存

xīn cún — To harbor in one's heart; to hold in mind.

为了

wèile — For the sake of; in order to; for a purpose.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; one's own self; personally.

再造

zàizào — To recreate; to give new life; to remake.

一个

yī gè — One; a single; one unit of something.

分身

fēnshēn — A copy of oneself; to divide one's attention.

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable; to use.

永存

yǒngcún — To exist forever; to endure eternally; everlasting.

后裔

hòuyì — Descendants; posterity; offspring of later generations.

或

huò — Or; perhaps; maybe; either.

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; among; in the midst of.