The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 6

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

认为

rènwéi — to think, believe, consider something to be true

公众

gōngzhòng — the public, the general population

对

duì — toward, regarding; correct, right

这些

zhèxiē — these; referring to a nearby group of things

注释

zhùshì — annotations, notes explaining a text

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

赞赏

zànshǎng — to appreciate, admire, speak highly of

以及

yǐjí — as well as, along with, and also

正确

zhèngquè — correct, accurate, right, proper

书写

shūxiě — to write, to put into written form

外来词

wàiláicí — loanwords, words borrowed from foreign languages

之

zhī — classical particle indicating possession or modification

重要性

zhòngyàoxìng — importance, significance, the quality of being important

认可

rènkě — to approve, endorse, acknowledge as acceptable

已

yǐ — already; classical adverb indicating completion

由

yóu — by, from, through; indicating agent or cause

本版

běnbǎn — this edition, the current version of a publication

需求

xūqiú — demand, need, requirement for something

所

suǒ — classical particle used before verbs to nominalize

证明

zhèngmíng — to prove, demonstrate, verify as true

关于

guānyú — regarding, concerning, about a topic

以

yǐ — using, by means of; classical preposition

欧洲

Ōuzhōu — Europe, the European continent

字母

zìmǔ — alphabet letters, alphabetic characters

拼写

pīnxiě — to spell, the spelling of a word

东方

dōngfāng — the East, the Orient, eastern direction

词汇

cíhuì — vocabulary, a collection of words

方式

fāngshì — method, way, manner of doing something

这一

zhè yī — this particular; referring to one specific matter

问题

wèntí — question, problem, issue to be addressed

无需

wúxū — no need to, unnecessary to do something

赘言

zhuìyán — superfluous words, unnecessary elaboration

因为

yīnwèi — because, since, due to the reason that

这场

zhè chǎng — this particular debate, contest, or event

争论

zhēnglùn — debate, argument, controversy between parties

几乎

jīhū — almost, nearly, practically all but done

已经

yǐjīng — already, by now, at this point in time

平息

píngxī — to subside, die down, calm down completely

当代人

dāngdài rén — people of the current era, contemporaries

不再

bù zài — no longer, not anymore, ceased to do

将

jiāng — will; classical particle marking future or object

陈旧

chénjiù — outdated, old-fashioned, obsolete and worn

错误

cuòwù — error, mistake, something incorrectly done

视为

shìwéi — to regard as, consider to be something

童年

tóngnián — childhood, the early years of one's life

时

shí — time, when; indicating a point or period

熟悉

shúxī — familiar with, well acquainted with something

名称

míngchēng — name, designation, title of something

而是

érshì — but rather, instead expressing a contrast

力求

lìqiú — to strive for, make every effort to achieve

在

zài — at, in, on; indicating location or ongoing action

一切

yīqiè — everything, all things without exception

事物

shìwù — things, matters, objects in the world

上

shàng — on, above; in the domain of something

追求

zhuīqiú — to pursue, seek after, strive to attain

准确

zhǔnquè — accurate, precise, exact and correct

那些

nàxiē — those, referring to a distant group of things

仍

réng — still, yet, continuing as before

坚持

jiānchí — to insist on, persist in, uphold firmly

使用

shǐyòng — to use, employ, make use of something

或

huò — or, either; indicating an alternative option

少数人

shǎoshù rén — a minority of people, a small number

理应

lǐyīng — ought to, should by rights, deservedly

一并

yībìng — together, at the same time, all at once

掘出

juéchū — to dig out, unearth, excavate something buried

十字军东征

Shízìjūn Dōngzhēng — the Crusades, medieval Christian military campaigns eastward

时代

shídài — era, age, historical period or epoch

早已

zǎoyǐ — long since, already a long time ago

被

bèi — passive marker indicating subject receives action

遗忘

yíwàng — to forget, be forgotten, fall into oblivion

一词

yī cí — a word, the term in question

译者

yìzhě — translator, one who renders text into another language

一千零一夜

Yīqiān Líng Yī Yè — One Thousand and One Nights, Arabian Nights collection

起源

qǐyuán — origin, source, beginning of something

及

jí — and, as well as; classical conjunction

文学

wénxué — literature, written artistic works

历史

lìshǐ — history, the record of past events

见解

jiànjiě — opinion, insight, personal view on a matter

可

kě — can, may; indicating possibility or permission

第三卷

dì sān juàn — the third volume of a multi-volume work

末尾

mòwěi — the end, the tail end of something

评论

pínglùn — commentary, critique, critical remarks on something

中

zhōng — in, within, inside, among something

得到

dédào — to obtain, receive, get, find something

充分

chōngfèn — fully, sufficiently, thoroughly, to an adequate degree

阐述

chǎnshù — to elaborate, expound upon, explain in detail

其

qí — his, her, its, their; classical pronoun

原序

yuán xù — original preface, the initial introductory note

他

tā — he, him; third-person masculine pronoun

写道

xiědào — to write, as follows in writing

在此

zài cǐ — here, at this point, in this place

呈献

chéngxiàn — to present, offer, submit respectfully to someone

给

gěi — to give; for, to indicating recipient

读者

dúzhě — reader, one who reads a text

评述

píngshù — commentary and narrative, critical account of something

写就

xiějiù — to have finished writing, completed in written form

之时

zhī shí — at the time of, when something was occurring

涉及

shèjí — to involve, relate to, touch upon a topic

著作

zhùzuò — written works, books, scholarly publications

仅

jǐn — only, merely, just a small amount

印出

yìnchū — to print out, have been printed and produced

三分之一

sān fēn zhī yī — one third, a fraction of the whole

因此

yīncǐ — therefore, consequently, as a result of this

不可避免

bùkě bìmiǎn — unavoidable, inevitable, impossible to escape

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

比

bǐ — compared to, than; indicating comparison

留待

liúdài — to leave for later, defer to a future time

日后

rìhòu — in the future, at a later date

再写

zài xiě — to write again, write at a later time

更为

gèng wéi — even more, to a greater degree

不完善

bù wánshàn — imperfect, incomplete, not fully developed

随着

suízhe — along with, as, following the progression of

出版

chūbǎn — to publish, the act of publishing a work

工作

gōngzuò — work, job, task to be completed

推进

tuījìn — to advance, push forward, make progress

或许

huòxǔ — perhaps, maybe, possibly, not certain

能够

nénggòu — to be able to, capable of doing something

若干

ruògān — some, several, a certain number of

本应

běn yīng — should have originally, ought to have been

译文

yìwén — translated text, the translation of a work

卷首

juànshǒu — the beginning of a volume, opening of a book

探讨

tàntǎo — to explore, investigate, discuss a topic deeply

议题

yìtí — topic for discussion, agenda item, issue

形成

xíngchéng — to form, take shape, develop into something

清晰

qīngxī — clear, distinct, easy to understand or see

完整

wánzhěng — complete, whole, intact, without missing parts

原本

yuánběn — originally, at first, the original intention

打算

dǎsuàn — to plan, intend, have in mind to do

置于

zhìyú — to place in, put within, position somewhere

第一卷

dì yī juàn — the first volume of a multi-volume work

诸多

zhūduō — numerous, many, a great variety of things

论述

lùnshù — discourse, exposition, detailed written argument

附于

fùyú — to append to, attach to the end of

全书

quán shū — the entire book, the complete work

乃是

nǎi shì — is indeed, amounts to, turns out to be

妥善

tuǒshàn — appropriate, proper, well-handled, satisfactory

之举

zhī jǔ — an act, a move, a course of action taken