The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 2
should have initial capitals in an edition far too careful to admit a supposition of inadvertence, when [Greek] at the beginning of Books vi. and xiii., and [Greek] at the beginning of Book xvii. have no initial capitals, I cannot determine.
不注意の推測を認めるにはあまりにも慎重な版において、第6巻および第13巻の冒頭の[ギリシャ語]と、第17巻の冒頭の[ギリシャ語]が大文字の頭文字を持たないのに、なぜ大文字の頭文字を持つべきなのか、私には判断できない。
No other Books of the "Odyssey" have initial capitals except the three mentioned unless the first word of the Book is a proper name.
『オデュッセイア』の他の巻は、巻の最初の語が固有名詞でない限り、前述の3巻を除いて大文字の頭文字を持たない。
S. BUTLER.
S・バトラー
_July_ 25, 1900.
1900年7月25日
PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
第二版への序文
Butler's Translation of the "Odyssey" appeared originally in 1900, and The Authoress of the Odyssey in 1897.
バトラーによる『オデュッセイア』の翻訳は1900年に、『オデュッセイアの女性作者』は1897年に最初に出版された。
In the preface to the new edition of "The Authoress", which is published simultaneously with this new edition of the Translation, I have given some account of the genesis of the two books.
この翻訳の新版と同時に出版される『女性作者』の新版の序文において、私は2冊の書物の成り立ちについていくらか説明した。
The size of the original page has been reduced so as to make both books uniform with Butler's other works; and, fortunately, it has been possible, by using a smaller type, to get the same number of words into each page, so that the references remain good, and, with the exception of a few minor alterations and rearrangements now to be enumerated so far as they affect the Translation, the new editions are faithful reprints of the original editions, with misprints and obvious errors corrected—no attempt having been made to edit them or to bring them up to date.
元のページのサイズは、両書をバトラーの他の著作と統一するために縮小された。幸いなことに、より小さな活字を使用することで、各ページに同じ数の語を収めることが可能となり、参照箇所はそのまま有効であり、翻訳に影響を及ぼす範囲でこれから列挙されるいくつかの軽微な変更と再配置を除いて、新版は誤植および明らかな誤りを修正した原版の忠実な重版であり、編集や最新の状態への更新を試みるものではない。
(a) The Index has been revised.
(a) 索引が改訂された。
Vocabulary
- 不注意
- fuchūi — Carelessness; inattention; lack of care.
- 推測
- suisoku — Conjecture; inference; supposition based on evidence.
- 認める
- mitomeru — To acknowledge; admit; recognize as valid or true.
- あまりに
- amarini — Excessively; extremely; to an excessive degree.
- 慎重
- shinchō — Careful; cautious; prudent in approach and decision.
- において
- oite — In; at; on (formal location/context particle).
- および
- oyobi — And; as well as; in addition to (formal).
- 冒頭
- bōtō — Beginning; opening; start of text or speech.
- ギリシャ語
- girisha-go — Greek language.
- 大文字
- daibunji — Capital letter; uppercase letter.
- 頭文字
- atamabunji — Initial letter; first letter of a word.
- ない
- nai — Not; without; negative suffix for verbs.
- なぜ
- naze — Why; for what reason; what is the cause.
- 持つ
- motsu — To hold; to possess; to carry.
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to; must do (obligation marker).
- 判断
- handan — Judgment; decision; discernment of situation.
- 最初
- saisho — Beginning; first; the very start.
- 固有名詞
- koyū meishi — Proper noun; specific name of person or place.
- 限り
- kagiri — Limit; boundary; only; as far as.
- 前述
- zensetsu — Aforementioned; previously mentioned; stated before.
- 除い
- nozoi — Except; excluding; apart from (stem form).
- 第二版
- daini-han — Second edition; revised version of publication.
- 序文
- jobuN — Preface; introduction; foreword to a book.
- よる
- yoru — By; according to; based on (particle form).
- 翻訳
- hon'yaku — Translation; rendering text in another language.
- 女性作者
- josei sakusha — Female author; woman writer of literary work.
- 出版
- shuppan — Publication; printing and distribution of work.
- この
- kono — This; these (near speaker demonstrative).
- 新版
- shinhan — New edition; newly published version.
- 同時
- dōji — At the same time; simultaneously; together.
- 書物
- shomotsu — Book; written work; literary publication.
- 成り立ち
- naritachi — Formation; composition; how something is constituted.
- について
- tsuite — About; concerning; with regard to.
- いくらか
- ikuraka — Some; a little; to some extent.
- 説明
- setsumeisuru — Explanation; clarification; account of something.
- ページ
- pēji — Page; single sheet in a book.
- サイズ
- saizu — Size; dimension; physical dimensions of object.
- 両書
- ryōsho — Both books; the two works mentioned.
- 著作
- chosaku — Written work; literary composition; authorship.
- 統一
- tōitsu — Unification; standardization; making uniform.
- する
- suru — To do; to make; main auxiliary verb.
- ため
- tame — For; in order to; sake of.
- 縮小
- shukushō — Reduction; decrease in size; miniaturization.
- 幸い
- saiwai — Fortunately; luckily; by good fortune.
- こと
- koto — Thing; matter; fact; event (nominalizer).
- より
- yori — From; than; by (comparison/source particle).
- 小さな
- chiisana — Small; little; of minor size.
- 活字
- katsuji — Type; printed characters; typographic font.
- 使用
- shiyō — Use; utilization; employment of something.
- 同じ
- onaji — Same; identical; equal in all respects.
- 収める
- osameru — To fit; to contain; to store inside.
- 可能
- kanō — Possible; capable; able to be done.
- 参照
- sanshō — Reference; consultation; checking another source.
- 箇所
- kasho — Place; location; portion of text.
- その
- sono — That; those (demonstrative pronoun).
- まま
- mama — As is; as-is; unchanged state or form.
- 有効
- yūkō — Valid; effective; in force or effect.
- あり
- ari — Exist; there is; to be present.
- 影響
- eikyō — Influence; effect; impact on something.
- 及ぼす
- oyobosu — To exert; to have effect on; to affect.
- 範囲
- han'i — Range; scope; extent of something.
- これ
- kore — This; this one (near speaker demonstrative).
- から
- kara — From; because; starting point (particle).
- 列挙
- retsukyo — Enumeration; listing; itemization of things.
- いくつか
- ikutsuka — Several; some; a few items or things.
- 軽微
- keibizai — Minor; slight; insignificant in degree.
- 変更
- henkou — Change; modification; alteration of something.
- 再配置
- sai haichi — Rearrangement; repositioning; placement again.
- 誤植
- goshoku — Typographical error; misprint; printing mistake.
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