The Scarlet Letter — Page 12

Vocabulary

然而

rán ér — However; yet; used to introduce a contrast.

尽管

jǐn guǎn — Although; even though; despite the fact that.

我

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

在

zài — At; in; on; indicates location or existence.

别处

bié chù — Elsewhere; some other place; a different location.

总是

zǒng shì — Always; invariably; at all times.

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; to a greater degree; more so.

快乐

kuài lè — Happy; joyful; experiencing pleasure and contentment.

内心

nèi xīn — Inner heart; one's deepest feelings or thoughts.

深处

shēn chù — Deep within; the innermost or deepest part of something.

对

duì — Toward; regarding; in relation to something or someone.

古老

gǔ lǎo — Ancient; very old; having existed for a long time.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

仍

réng — Still; yet; continues to be the case.

怀有

huái yǒu — To harbor; to hold or cherish a feeling inside.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; one sort of something.

情感

qíng gǎn — Emotion; feeling; an emotional attachment or sentiment.

找不到

zhǎo bu dào — Cannot find; unable to locate or come across.

更好

gèng hǎo — Better; superior; of a higher quality or degree.

词语

cí yǔ — Word; term; a unit of vocabulary or expression.

来

lái — To come; used as a complement indicating purpose.

形容

xíng róng — To describe; to depict with words or imagery.

姑且

gū qiě — Tentatively; for the time being; provisionally.

称之为

chēng zhī wéi — To call it; to refer to something by a name.

眷恋

juàn liàn — Nostalgic attachment; deep fond longing for something.

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of; referring to something mentioned.

大概

dà gài — Probably; approximately; most likely the case.

源于

yuán yú — Originates from; stems from; has its root in.

我的

wǒ de — My; mine; belonging to the speaker.

家族

jiā zú — Clan; family lineage; an extended family group.

深深

shēn shēn — Deeply; profoundly; to a great extent or depth.

扎入

zhā rù — To take root in; to penetrate deeply into something.

这片

zhè piàn — This patch of; this stretch of land or area.

土地

tǔ dì — Land; soil; the earth or ground of a place.

根系

gēn xì — Root system; the network of roots of a plant.

距

jù — Away from; at a distance of; separated by.

那位

nà wèi — That person (polite); referring to a specific individual.

英国人

Yīng guó rén — British person; someone from England or Britain.

这一

zhè yī — This one; this particular; referring to a specific item.

姓氏

xìng shì — Surname; family name; hereditary last name.

最早

zuì zǎo — Earliest; the first in time; most early.

移民

yí mín — Immigrant; emigrant; one who moves to another place.

出现

chū xiàn — To appear; to emerge; to come into existence or view.

荒野

huāng yě — Wilderness; wasteland; uncultivated and desolate land.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with; connecting nouns or phrases.

森林

sēn lín — Forest; woods; a large area covered with trees.

环抱

huán bào — To encircle; to surround on all sides; embrace around.

聚居地

jù jū dì — Settlement; a place where a group lives together.

如今

rú jīn — Nowadays; at present; in today's times.

已

yǐ — Already; to have completed; used with time elapsed.

将近

jiāng jìn — Nearly; almost; approaching a certain number or time.

两个半

liǎng gè bàn — Two and a half; numeral expressing 2.5 units.

世纪

shì jì — Century; a period of one hundred years.

而

ér — And; yet; but; a conjunction linking clauses.

那

nà — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned.

此后

cǐ hòu — After this; from then on; subsequently.

发展

fā zhǎn — To develop; to grow; progression over time.

成为

chéng wéi — To become; to turn into; to develop into.

一座

yī zuò — One (city/building); measure word for large structures.

城市

chéng shì — City; an urban area; a large populated municipality.

他的

tā de — His; belonging to him; third-person masculine possessive.

子孙后代

zǐ sūn hòu dài — Descendants; future generations; offspring of a lineage.

在此

zài cǐ — Here; at this place; in this very location.

出生

chū shēng — To be born; the moment of birth; coming into life.

死去

sǐ qù — To die; to pass away; to cease living.

将

jiāng — Will; to take and do; a particle indicating future action.

自身

zì shēn — Oneself; one's own body or self.

血肉

xuè ròu — Flesh and blood; physical body; mortal substance.

融入

róng rù — To blend into; to merge with; to become part of.

以至于

yǐ zhì yú — So much so that; to the extent that; resulting in.

这

zhè — This; referring to something near or just mentioned.

中

zhōng — Within; among; in the middle of something.

必有

bì yǒu — There must be; certainly has; inevitably contains.

相当

xiāng dāng — Quite; considerably; a fairly significant amount or degree.

一部分

yī bù fen — A portion; a part of something; some fraction of a whole.

短暂

duǎn zàn — Brief; fleeting; lasting only a short time.

行走

xíng zǒu — To walk; to travel on foot; to move about.

于

yú — In; at; from; a literary preposition of location or time.

街头

jiē tóu — Street; street corner; the public thoroughfare of a town.

血脉

xuè mài — Bloodline; ancestry; the flow of familial heritage.

相连

xiāng lián — Connected; linked together; mutually joined.

因此

yīn cǐ — Therefore; thus; as a result of this reason.

所说

suǒ shuō — What is said; what has been spoken or referred to.

这份

zhè fèn — This (measure for documents/feelings); this particular feeling.

依恋

yī liàn — Attachment; emotional dependence; fondness for someone or place.

某种

mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind; some sort of; a particular type.

程度上

chéng dù shàng — To some extent; on a certain level; in terms of degree.

不过

bù guò — However; merely; only; used to soften or contrast.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the copula verb of being.

尘土

chén tǔ — Dust; earth; fine particles of soil or dirt.

本能

běn néng — Instinct; innate impulse; a natural inborn tendency.

感应

gǎn yìng — Resonance; response; a sympathetic reaction or connection.

同胞

tóng bāo — Compatriot; fellow countryman; sharing the same origin.

鲜有

xiān yǒu — Rarely has; seldom; few people possess or experience.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

能

néng — Can; able to; having the capability to do something.

体会

tǐ huì — To appreciate; to understand through experience; to feel.

感受

gǎn shòu — To feel; a subjective sensation or emotional experience.

况且

kuàng qiě — Moreover; besides; what's more; adding further reasoning.

频繁

pín fán — Frequent; happening repeatedly and often; very regular.

迁徙

qiān xǐ — Migration; to move from one place to another.

或许

huò xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly; expressing uncertainty.

族裔

zú yì — Ethnic group; ancestry; racial or ethnic heritage.

有益

yǒu yì — Beneficial; advantageous; good for someone or something.

他们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; indicating inclusion or concession.

无需

wú xū — No need to; unnecessary; without the need for something.

认为

rèn wéi — To think; to believe; to consider something to be true.

了解

liǎo jiě — To understand; to know about; to be informed of.

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are; to possess something.

什么

shén me — What; anything; used in questions or indefinite references.

必要

bì yào — Necessary; essential; something that must be done.

同样

tóng yàng — Similarly; likewise; in the same way or manner.

具有

jù yǒu — To possess; to have; to be endowed with a quality.

其

qí — Its; their; his/her (literary); third-person possessive.

道德

dào dé — Morality; ethics; moral principles or standards.

层面

céng miàn — Level; dimension; an aspect or plane of consideration.

意义

yì yì — Meaning; significance; the importance of something.

始祖

shǐ zǔ — Ancestor; earliest progenitor; the founding forefather.

形象

xíng xiàng — Image; figure; the perceived form or impression of someone.

经由

jīng yóu — Via; by way of; through a certain process or route.

传统

chuán tǒng — Tradition; conventional practices passed down through generations.

渲染

xuàn rǎn — To embellish; to render with color; to exaggerate dramatically.

蒙上

méng shàng — To be covered with; to take on a layer of something.

一层

yī céng — A layer; one stratum; a single coat of something.

朦胧

méng lóng — Hazy; misty; dim and indistinct; vaguely obscured.

幽暗

yōu àn — Dim; gloomy; dark and shadowy; faintly lit.

威严

wēi yán — Majestic; imposing; commanding dignity and authority.

早在

zǎo zài — As early as; already back in a certain time period.

孩提

hái tí — Early childhood; infancy; the time of being a young child.

时代

shí dài — Era; age; a particular period in history or life.

便已

biàn yǐ — Already had; had already done so at that point.

存在

cún zài — To exist; existence; the state of being real or present.

想象

xiǎng xiàng — Imagination; to imagine; to picture in one's mind.

之中

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

记忆

jì yì — Memory; recollection; the ability to remember past events.

所能

suǒ néng — What one is able to; the extent of one's capability.

追溯

zhuī sù — To trace back; to go back to an origin or source.

之处

zhī chù — The place where; the point at which something exists.

至今

zhì jīn — Until now; up to the present day; still continuing.

萦绕

yíng rào — To linger; to hover around; to haunt one's thoughts.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing state or action.

令

lìng — To make; to cause; to cause someone to feel something.

逝去

shì qù — To pass away; to elapse; gone and not returning.

岁月

suì yuè — Years; the passage of time; months and years gone by.

生出

shēng chū — To give rise to; to produce; to generate a feeling.

归属

guī shǔ — Belonging; a sense of being where one truly belongs.

之感

zhī gǎn — A feeling of; the sense of (literary suffix for emotion).

对于

duì yú — Regarding; as for; with respect to something or someone.

这座

zhè zuò — This (city/mountain); measure word for large fixed structures.

城镇

chéng zhèn — Town; a settlement smaller than a city but larger than village.

面貌

miàn mào — Appearance; look; the outward aspect or face of something.

却

què — Yet; but; however; indicating contrast or unexpectedness.

几乎

jī hū — Almost; nearly; barely; very close to a certain state.

无从

wú cóng — Unable to; having no way to; no means of doing something.

这样

zhè yàng — Like this; in this way; of this kind or manner.

感情

gǎn qíng — Feeling; emotion; affection or emotional bond toward something.