If they still continue obstinate頑強的,不屈服的, or offer to raise insurrections起義;暴動;造反;叛亂
render them odious可憎的,可惡的,令人作嘔的
demesne土地之所有;領地
a weighty重大的,重要的 reason
spires尖塔;尖頂;錐形體
the bottom or under surface of the island adamant堅石
wherein I am not unversed不熟諳的;不精通的;無經驗的
flappers年輕女子
rendered表達,描繪myself extremely contemptible可鄙的,卑劣的;不屑一顧的
received so little countenance贊同;支持,鼓勵
and resolved to leave it with the first opportunity.
detractors誹謗者,貶低者
I entreated this illustrious著名的,傑出的,卓越的
person, to intercede說項;求情
grandee顯貴,要人
cabal陰謀
censure責備;譴責
I was entirely at his disposal處理,處置
unaccountable無法解釋的,不可理解的;莫名其妙的
groves樹叢,小樹林 gave
due應有的,正當的,合適的praises to every thing I saw
singularity怪癖;奇特的事物
affectation裝模作樣;矯揉造作
a very little smattering一知半解的知識 in mathematics
procured取得,獲得;採辦;為...獲得
repository容器;貯藏處;寶庫
a declivity向下的傾斜;下坡
the work miscarried失敗,受挫
laying the blame entirely upon him
railing at 抱怨 him ever since warden看守人;管理人
sooty炭黑色的,烏黑的 hands and face
singed把...微微燒焦;損傷 in several places
hermetically深奧地 raw inclement天氣險惡的;氣候嚴酷的
ingenuity心靈手巧;獨創性;足智多謀,
conjuring以念咒召喚神靈(或魔鬼等)
which would be highly resented憤慨;怨恨
I durst not so much as stop my nose
daubed弄髒
tincture顏色,色彩
scumming撇除(浮沫等)
ordure污物;排泄物
to calcine燒成石灰;鍛燒 ice into gunpowder
malleability可塑性;易適應性 of fire
ploughing犁地,耕地 the ground with hogs豬
acorns橡子,橡實
manuring給...施肥 gums樹膠,樹脂
diurnal每日的;一日間的
I was complaining of抱怨 a small fit(病的)發作 of the colic絞痛;急腹痛
bellows風箱 lank瘦的,瘦長的
being studious【罕】故意的 of brevity(講話、記述等的)簡潔,簡練.
percolate過濾;使滲出;使浸透
petrifying使僵化,使喪失活力 the hoofs蹄 of a living horse
foundering失敗;垮掉,崩潰
sow播種 land with chaff粗糠,穀殼
which I was not skilful enough to comprehend
speculative思索的;推測的 learning
After salutation
declensions傾斜;下降;衰, 語尾變化
expedited迅速執行;促進
this invention had employed all his thoughts from his youth contrivance發明物;裝置,器械
delineate描述
although it were the custom of our learned in Europe to steal inventions from each other…
corrosion腐蝕;侵入
constant irreconcilable不能和解的;互相對立的;反對的
enemies to science
pedlars(叫賣的)小販
among us, who, when implements裝備;傢俱, all things, ready at hand
requisite需要的,必不可少的
to … wafer封信條,封緘糊
cephalic頭部的 chimeras幻想; 妄想
conceive構想出,想像,設想
visionary有遠見的;富於想像力的
ebullient(感情等的)奔放的;興高采烈的
peccant有罪過的;有過失的
sinews主要支柱,砥柱;資源; 【解】腱
spleen【解】脾臟, 【古】憂鬱;意志消沈
flatus脹氣
vertigos眩暈
deliriums精神錯亂,說胡話
scrofulous患淋巴結結核的, 墮落的 tumours
fetid有惡臭的
purulent化膿的;膿的 matter
frothy泡沫的;泡沫般的
tweak by the nose
tread on his corns
lug him thrice by both ears to prevent forgetfulness
levee集體接見 day
reconcile調停,調解
occiput後頭;枕骨部
infallible絕對可靠的;絕對有效的
commodious寬敞的,寬敞而便利的
vouchers證人;保證人
valour英勇,勇氣,勇猛
raffle用對獎方法銷售
impute歸罪於,歸咎於;歸因於 upon which side they lay in bed; with which hand they wipe their posteriors後部;臀部
insurrection起義;暴動;造反;叛亂
compliance承諾; 順從;屈從 subservient充當下手的
subaltern次的instruments
coffers資金;金庫with forfeitures (財產等的)沒收;(權利、名譽等的)喪失[U][(+of)]
privy祕密參與的,知情的 council
buzzard紅頭美洲鷲
gout一滴;一堆;一團
gibbet絞刑臺,絞架
grandees顯貴,要人
reed蘆葦;蘆稈;茅草 tun桶(酒等液量單位)
running sore瘡,潰瘍 Sore
1. (身體上的)痛處;瘡,潰瘍
2. (精神上的)痛處,恨事,傷心事: Let's not reopen old sores. 我們可別再提舊時的傷心事了。
acrostics離合詩(各行首字母或尾字母或其他特定處的字母能組合成詞或句的一種詩體) and anagrams回文構詞法(如將now變移位置而構成won)
transposing調換
treatise論文;專著.
was very hospitably received Glubbdubdrib, as nearly as I can interpret the word, signifies the islandof sorcerers or magicians.
necromancy向亡魂問卜的巫術;妖術
antic古怪的,譁眾取寵的;滑稽的
with something in their countenances that made my flesh creep with a horror I cannot express.
after three profound obeisances敬禮
be confined within the compass範圍,界線;周圍,界線 of the times they lived in.
pomp華麗;壯觀
Next, I saw Hannibal passing the Alps, who told me “he had not a drop of vinegar in his camp.”
counterview反對意見
demigods半神半人(神和人所生的後代)
pedlars(叫賣的)小販
highwayman攔路搶劫的強盜
bullies恃強欺弱者;惡霸.
Brutus (best known in modern times for taking a leading role in the assassination conspiracy against Julius Caesar in an attempt to bring justice and liberty to the Republic) intrepidity大膽的行為 and firmness of mind the truest love of his country, and general benevolence仁慈,善心,善意 for mankind, in every lineament of his countenance.
Junius Socrates Epaminondas(Epaminondas (Greek: Ἐπαμεινώνδας) (ca. 410 BC – 362 BC) was a Theban general and statesman of the 4th century BC who transformed the Ancient Greek city-state of Thebes, leading it out of Spartan subjugation into a preeminent position in Greek politics.)
Cato the younger
Sir Thomas More
perpetually永恆地
to gratify滿足(慾望等) that insatiable desire I had to see the world fed mine eyes with beholding the destroyers of tyrants and usurpers篡位者;篡奪者;僭取者
it is impossible to express the satisfaction I received in my own mind
comelier秀麗的,漂亮的,悅目的 person
staff柺杖
lank(頭髮)平直的,不鬈曲的
Didymus (Thomas the Apostle, also called Doubting Thomas or Didymus (meaning "Twin"), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is best known for disbelieving Jesus' resurrection when first told of it, then proclaiming "My Lord and my God" on seeing Jesus in John 20:28. He was perhaps the only Apostle who went outside the Roman Empire to preach the Gospel. He also crossed the largest area, which includes the Persian Empire and India.[3])
Eustathius Aristotle Scotus Ramus
dunces笨蛋,傻瓜, 智力差的學生,劣等生
Descartes1. 笛卡爾(法國哲學家,數學家)
Pierre Gassendi ((January 22, 1592 – October 24, 1655) was a French philosopher, priest, scientist, astronomer, and mathematician.) conjecture推測,猜測;推測的結果
Epicurus伊比鳩魯(希臘哲學家) 希臘化時期著名的哲學家，快樂主義倫理學的代表人物。西元前307年，他在雅典建立了自己的學派，該學派是由有共同的知識興趣和人生觀的人們組成的團體，成員既是伊比鳩魯的朋友，又是他的學生，而他則是團體中倍受敬愛的導師。團體經常在伊壁鳩魯買下的一座花園裏活動，因此被稱為"花園派"。
palatable美味的, 使人愉快的 vortices渦;旋風;旋渦;渦流of Descartes
to be exploded被駁倒的
whereof
asserters斷言,聲稱
new systems of nature were but new fashions, which would vary in every age flourish but a short period of time, and be out of vogue when that was determined
I prevailed on說服;勸說the governor to call up Heliogabalus’s (The Roman Emperor also known as Elagabalus. (Elagabalus "abandoned himself to the grossest pleasures and ungoverned fury."[2] "The name Elagabalus is branded in history above all others" because of his "unspeakably disgusting life," wrote B.G. Niebuhr.)
A helot奴隸;農奴of Agesilaus (Agesilaus II, or Agesilaos II (Greek Ἀγησίλαος) (444 BC – 360 BC) was a king of Sparta, of the Eurypontid dynasty, ruling from approximately 400 BC to 360 ...) made us a dish of Spartan broth (用肉、蔬菜等煮成的清淡的)湯[U][C], but I was not able to get down a second spoonful.
my disappointment was grievous and unexpected
diadems王冠,冕
I saw in one family two fiddlers遊手好閒的人, three spruce整潔的;瀟灑的courtiers, and an Italian prelate高級教士(如主教等)
scrupulous 2. 一絲不苟的;認真做事的, 細心的
it was not without some pleasure, that abounded with充滿
knaves小廝;男僕
crack-brained精神錯亂的
sharpers騙子
Polydore Virgil (Polydore Vergil or Virgil (c. 1470 – 18 April 1555) was an Italian historian, otherwise known as PV Castellensis. He is a primary source for the early Tudor period, though his historical accuracy is often questioned.)
_Nec vir fortis_, _nec foemina casta_;
how cruelty, falsehood, and cowardice
pox梅毒 which has lineally descended scrofulous患淋巴結結核的 tumours【醫】腫瘤to their posterity by prostitute金錢的奴隸 writers ascribe把...歸因(於) the greatest exploits功績,功勳;輝煌的成就;英勇的行為in war, to cowards; the wisest counsel, to fools; sincerity, to flatterers阿諛者,奉承者; Roman virtue, to betrayers of their country; piety, to atheists; chastity, to sodomites; truth, to informers: how many innocent and excellent persons had been condemned to death or banishment放逐,流放;驅逐 how many villains had been exalted提升;提拔;提高to the highest places of trust, power, dignity, and profit bawds鴇母 buffoons丑角;滑稽劇演員 roguery欺騙;壞事 admiral海軍上將;海軍將官
infused將...注入;(向...)灌輸
confined限制;使局限 my inquiry to a very modern period
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