The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 11

Vocabulary

印刷

yìnshuā — Printing; the process of reproducing text or images.

所据

suǒ jù — That which is relied upon; the basis or source used.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

手稿

shǒugǎo — Manuscript; handwritten original draft of a text.

经过

jīngguò — To go through; after undergoing a process.

一位

yī wèi — One (person); polite measure word for a person.

学识

xuéshí — Scholarly knowledge; erudition and academic learning.

谢赫

xiègè — Sheikh; honorific title for a respected learned elder.

仔细

zǐxì — Careful; attentive and thorough in doing something.

校勘

jiàokān — Textual collation; comparing texts to correct errors.

与

yǔ — And; together with; connecting two elements.

订正

dìngzhèng — To correct; to revise and fix errors in a text.

此人

cǐ rén — This person; referring to the previously mentioned individual.

亦

yì — Also; likewise; a literary synonym for 也.

监督

jiāndū — To supervise; to oversee a process or work.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

该书

gāi shū — The said book; referring to the book in question.

整个

zhěnggè — Entire; the whole of something without exception.

付印

fùyìn — To send to press; to submit a manuscript for printing.

过程

guòchéng — Process; a series of steps leading to an outcome.

然而

rán'ér — However; nevertheless; indicating a contrast or turn.

除

chú — Besides; except; excluding something from consideration.

这位

zhè wèi — This (person); polite demonstrative for a person.

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to form noun phrases.

赋予

fùyǔ — To endow with; to grant or bestow a quality.

其

qí — Its; his; her; literary third-person possessive pronoun.

价值

jiàzhí — Value; worth; the importance or usefulness of something.

之外

zhī wài — Outside of; beyond; apart from what is mentioned.

我

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

翻译

fānyì — Translation; to render text from one language to another.

底本

dǐběn — Base text; the original manuscript used for translation.

少数

shǎoshù — A small number; minority; few instances or cases.

情形

qíngxíng — Situation; circumstance; the state of affairs at hand.

除外

chúwài — Except; excluding; to leave out from consideration.

还

hái — Still; also; in addition; furthermore.

具备

jùbèi — To possess; to be equipped with certain qualities.

一项

yī xiàng — One item; one particular aspect or feature.

优势

yōushì — Advantage; superiority over others in some respect.

认为

rènwéi — To consider; to think; to hold an opinion.

此

cǐ — This; literary demonstrative pronoun referring to something near.

无可比拟

wú kě bǐnǐ — Incomparable; beyond comparison; without equal.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb phrase.

凌驾

língjià — To surpass; to dominate; to tower above others.

于

yú — At; in; than; literary preposition indicating location or comparison.

现存

xiàncún — Currently existing; extant; still surviving today.

任何

rènhé — Any; whichever; used in negative or universal statements.

其他

qítā — Other; the rest; referring to remaining items or people.

版本

bǎnběn — Edition; version; a particular form of a published text.

之上

zhī shàng — Above; over; superior to something else.

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun referring to non-human things.

已

yǐ — Already; literary particle indicating completion of action.

再度

zài dù — Once again; a second time; anew.

修订

xiūdìng — To revise; to amend and improve a text or document.

并

bìng — And; moreover; used to connect parallel clauses.

附有

fù yǒu — To be accompanied by; to come with attached material.

大量

dàliàng — A large quantity; abundant; a great amount of something.

注释

zhùshì — Annotations; explanatory notes added to a text.

出自

chūzì — Coming from; originating from a particular source or person.

可以

kěyǐ — Can; may; to be permitted or able to do.

为

wéi — To be; as; literary verb of identity or classification.

当今

dāngjīn — Present day; nowadays; in the current era.

第一

dì yī — First; number one; the foremost in rank or order.

阿拉伯

Ālābó — Arab; Arabic; relating to Arab people or culture.

学院

xuéyuàn — Academy; college; an institution of higher learning.

首席

shǒuxí — Chief; leading; the top-ranked person in a field.

语文学家

yǔwénxuéjiā — Philologist; scholar specializing in language and literature.

即

jí — That is; namely; introducing an equivalent or clarification.

或

huò — Or; alternatively; indicating another possibility.

更

gèng — More; even more; to a greater degree.

准确

zhǔnquè — Accurate; precise; exactly correct without error.

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

主要

zhǔyào — Mainly; primarily; the most important aspect.

属于

shǔyú — To belong to; to be classified under a category.

语文学

yǔwénxué — Philology; the study of language in historical texts.

性质

xìngzhì — Nature; character; the inherent quality of something.

旨在

zhǐ zài — Aimed at; intended to achieve a specific purpose.

解释

jiěshì — To explain; to interpret; to clarify the meaning of.

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to plural things previously mentioned.

不

bù — Not; no; negation particle used before verbs.

古典

gǔdiǎn — Classical; pertaining to ancient literary or cultural standards.

语言

yǔyán — Language; the system of communication used by people.

词汇

cíhuì — Vocabulary; the set of words in a language.

其中

qízhōng — Among them; within that; included in the above.

许多

xǔduō — Many; a lot; a large number or quantity.

大有裨益

dà yǒu bìyì — Of great benefit; very helpful and advantageous.

不过

búguò — However; but; introducing a contrasting qualification.

凭借

píngjièn — By means of; relying on; using as a basis.

在

zài — At; in; on; preposition indicating location or time.

操

cāo — To speak (a language); to handle or operate.

民众

mínzhòng — The common people; the masses; ordinary population.

交往

jiāowǎng — Social interaction; dealings between people or groups.

中

zhōng — Within; in the middle of; during a process.

获得

huòdé — To obtain; to acquire; to gain something through effort.

现代

xiàndài — Modern; contemporary; of the present era.

阿拉伯语

Ālābóyǔ — Arabic language; the Semitic language spoken by Arabs.

知识

zhīshi — Knowledge; information and understanding acquired through learning.

发现

fāxiàn — To discover; to find out; to realize something new.

大多数

dàduōshù — The majority; most of a given group or quantity.

并非

bìng fēi — Not at all; emphatically not; contrary to expectation.

必要

bìyào — Necessary; essential; indispensable for a purpose.

对

duì — Regarding; concerning; directed toward something or someone.

正文

zhèngwén — Main text; the body of a written work.

为数众多

wéi shù zhòngduō — Numerous in number; amounting to a great many.

由于

yóuyú — Due to; because of; owing to a cause.

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to plural nearby things or items.

极少数

jí shǎoshù — Very few; an extremely small minority of people.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

兴趣

xìngqù — Interest; curiosity; enthusiasm for a subject.

译文

yìwén — Translated text; the rendered version of a translation.

仅

jǐn — Only; merely; just; limiting the scope of something.

提及

tí jí — To mention; to bring up briefly in discussion.

尽管

jǐnguǎn — Although; even though; despite the fact that.

曾

céng — Once; previously; having done something in the past.

强烈

qiángliè — Strong; intense; powerful in degree or feeling.

倾向于

qīngxiàng yú — To tend toward; to be inclined to do something.

反其道而行

fǎn qí dào ér xíng — To do the opposite; to go against the usual approach.

以便

yǐbiàn — So that; in order to; for the purpose of.

学者

xuézhě — Scholar; an academic person with specialized knowledge.

能够

nénggòu — To be able to; capable of doing something.

通过

tōngguò — Through; by means of; via a method or process.

将

jiāng — Literary particle indicating future action or object of verb.

译本

yìběn — Translated edition; a version rendered into another language.

文本

wénběn — Text; a written or printed document or version.

加以

jiāyǐ — To apply; to subject to; used before verbal actions.

比较

bǐjiào — To compare; relatively; examining differences and similarities.

从而

cóng'ér — Thus; thereby; consequently leading to a result.

判断

pànduàn — To judge; to evaluate; to form a conclusion about.

忠实

zhōngshí — Faithful; loyal; accurately true to the original.

程度

chéngdù — Degree; extent; level of something measurable.