The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 1

Vocabulary

目录

mùlù — Table of contents; index of a book

失窃

shīqiè — To suffer theft; have something stolen

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

信件

xìnjiàn — Letters; written correspondence

第

dì — Ordinal prefix indicating numerical order

一千零二

yīqiān líng èr — One thousand and two, a number

个

gè — General measure word for items or people

故事

gùshi — Story; tale; narrative

坠入

zhuìrù — To fall into; to plunge into something

漩涡

xuánwō — Whirlpool; vortex; swirling current

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

他

tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun

发现

fāxiàn — To discover; to find; a discovery

催眠

cuīmián — Hypnosis; to hypnotize; to induce sleep

启示

qǐshì — Revelation; enlightenment; to inspire insight

先生

xiānsheng — Mister; sir; gentleman; teacher

案件

ànjiàn — Case; legal or criminal matter under investigation

真相

zhēnxiàng — The truth; the real situation or facts

黑猫

hēi māo — Black cat; a dark-colored feline

倒塌

dǎotā — To collapse; to fall down; to crumble

沉默

chénmò — Silence; to be silent; quietness

一则

yī zé — One piece of; a measure word for articles or tales

寓言

yùyán — Fable; allegory; a story with moral lesson

假面舞会

jiǎmiàn wǔhuì — Masquerade ball; a costumed dance party

酒桶

jiǔtǒng — Wine barrel; cask for storing alcohol

乖戾

guāilì — Perverse; disagreeable; contrary in temperament

之

zhī — Classical possessive or linking particle; of

魔

mó — Demon; magic; evil spirit; supernatural force

仙女

xiānnǚ — Fairy; goddess; beautiful supernatural female being

岛

dǎo — Island; isle; landmass surrounded by water

幽会

yōuhuì — Secret rendezvous; lover's meeting in private

陷坑

xiànkēng — Pit; trap; a hole dug to catch something

钟摆

zhōngbǎi — Pendulum; swinging device in a clock

过早

guòzǎo — Premature; too early; before the proper time

埋葬

máizàng — To bury; to inter a corpse in the ground

庄园

zhuāngyuán — Estate; manor; large agricultural property

小屋

xiǎowū — Small cottage; hut; tiny dwelling place

泄密

xièmì — To leak a secret; to disclose confidential information

心

xīn — Heart; mind; center; core of something

第二卷

dì èr juàn — Volume two; the second volume of a work

注释

zhùshì — Annotation; explanatory note; commentary on text

编者注

biānzhě zhù — Editor's note; annotation added by the editor

部分

bùfen — Part; section; portion of a whole

尾注

wěizhù — Endnote; note placed at end of text

出自

chūzì — To come from; originating from a source

本人

běnrén — Oneself; the person in question; personally

由

yóu — By; from; through; due to; via

添加

tiānjiā — To add; to append; to include additional content

本卷

běn juàn — This volume; the current book or volume

置于

zhìyú — To place at; to position something somewhere

文末

wén mò — End of the text; conclusion of an article