Vocabulary: 第八章 论物种的起源
from 狄德罗与自由思考的艺术
- 杜尔哥x1 | Chapter Rank #961
- 拉x3 | Chapter Rank #377to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slashto pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowelsused in 拉拉蛄[la4 la4 gu3]
- 孔x1 | Chapter Rank #962hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellingssurname Kong
- 达x2 | Chapter Rank #541surname Dato attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent
- 米纳x1 | Chapter Rank #963
- 雷x19 | Chapter Rank #52surname Leithunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)
- 纳x1 | Chapter Rank #964to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into; to pay (tax etc); nano- (one billionth); to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewingsurname Na
- 尔x4 | Chapter Rank #279thus; so; like that; you; thou
- 爱尔维修x1 | Chapter Rank #965
- 加利亚尼x2 | Chapter Rank #542
- 莫x2 | Chapter Rank #543surname Modo not; there is none who
- 莱x2 | Chapter Rank #544name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album
- 奈x4 | Chapter Rank #280used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary); used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
- 容x2 | Chapter Rank #545surname Rongto hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance
- 埃x1 | Chapter Rank #966dust; dirt; angstrom; phonetic ai or eabbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2] or Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亞|埃塞俄比亚[Ai1 sai4 e2 bi3 ya4]
- 皮x3 | Chapter Rank #378skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering; (of food) no longer crisp; soggy; (coll.) naughty; mischievous; pico- (10⁻¹²)surname Pi
- 乌x1 | Chapter Rank #967used in 烏拉|乌拉[wu4 la5]; used in 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4 la5 cao3]abbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wu1]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wu1 zi1 bie2 ke4 si1 tan3] etc; surname Wucrow; black
- 托x1 | Chapter Rank #968to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm; sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest); (bound form) a shill; torr (unit of pressure)to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee
- 经常x2 | Chapter Rank #546frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- 著名x6 | Chapter Rank #194famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
- 外国x1 | Chapter Rank #969foreign country
- 人士x1 | Chapter Rank #970person; figure; public figure
- 参加x1 | Chapter Rank #971to participate; to take part; to join
- 比如x6 | Chapter Rank #195see 比如縣|比如县[Bi3 ru2 Xian4]for example; for instance; such as
- 亚当x2 | Chapter Rank #547Adam
- 斯密x1 | Chapter Rank #972Smith (name); also rendered as 史密斯
- 大卫x1 | Chapter Rank #973(name) David
- 休谟x1 | Chapter Rank #974David Hume (1711–1776), Scottish Enlightenment philosopher
- 劳伦斯x1 | Chapter Rank #975Lawrence (person name)
- 斯特恩x1 | Chapter Rank #976Stern (name)
- 本杰明x1 | Chapter Rank #977Benjamin (person name)
- 富兰克林x1 | Chapter Rank #978(name) Franklin; Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), US Founding Father, scientist and author
- 受邀x1 | Chapter Rank #979
- 赴宴x1 | Chapter Rank #980to attend a banquet
- 都x29 | Chapter Rank #26capital city; metropolissurname Duall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
- 熟知x1 | Chapter Rank #981to be well acquainted with
- 仪式x1 | Chapter Rank #982ceremony
- 餐食x1 | Chapter Rank #983meal; food (esp. as provided by a service, e.g. airline, restaurant or institution)
- 两点x2 | Chapter Rank #548
- 整x1 | Chapter Rank #984(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat; (bound form) to put in order; to straighten; (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb; (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to
- 准时x1 | Chapter Rank #985on time; punctual; on schedule
- 上桌x1 | Chapter Rank #986to place (food) on the table; to sit down to eat (at the dining table)
- 一直x7 | Chapter Rank #160straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- 持续x2 | Chapter Rank #549to continue; to persist; to last; sustainable; preservation
- 晚上x1 | Chapter Rank #987evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening
- 七点x1 | Chapter Rank #988
- 或x6 | Chapter Rank #196maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- 八点x1 | Chapter Rank #989
- 精美x1 | Chapter Rank #990exquisite; elegant; fine
- 饭菜x1 | Chapter Rank #991food