读《格列佛游记》前要掌握的40个英文单词
Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
乔纳森·斯威夫特在《格列佛游记》中反复使用、又不在英语最常用4000词之内的40个单词。先学会它们，前几章会读得轻松很多。每个单词都附有音标、释义和原书例句。
majesty/ˈmædʒəsti/最高权威, 威严, 王权书中出现130次
The Author sent for to court—The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king—He disputes with his majesty's great scholars—An apartment at court provided for the Author—He is in high favor with the queen—He stands up for the honor of his own country—He quarrels with the queen's dwarf
emperor/ˈɛmpɝɝ/皇帝, 君主书中出现86次
The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility …
cent/ˈsɛnt/分书中出现68次
[45] Pistoles: about three dollars and sixty cents.
queen/ˈkwin/王后, 女王书中出现51次
Several contrivances of the Author to please the king and queen—He shows his skill in music—The king inquires into the state of Europe, which the Author relates to him—The king's observations thereon
till/ˈtɪɫ/直到, 在...以前, 迄书中出现40次
We rowed, by my computation, about three leagues, till we were able to work no longer, being already spent with labor, while we were in the ship.
kingdom/ˈkɪŋdəm/王国, 领域书中出现31次
… there stood an ancient temple, esteemed to be the largest in the whole kingdom, which …
prince/ˈpɹɪns/王子, 亲王, 国君书中出现30次
This resolution, perhaps, may appear very bold and dangerous, and I am confident would not be imitated by any prince in Europe, on the like occasion.
inch/ˈɪntʃ/英寸, 身高, 小岛书中出现28次
… I perceived it to be a human creature, not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands …
imperial/ˌɪmˈpɪɹiəɫ/帝王的, 宗主国的, 至尊的书中出现28次
After some time, when they observed that I made no more demands for meat, there appeared before me a person of high rank from his imperial majesty.
fasten/ˈfæsən/拴紧, 使固定, 系书中出现25次
… for as I happened to lie on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair …
royal/ˈɹɔɪəɫ/王室的, 皇家的, 盛大的书中出现25次
The horses of the army, and those of the royal stables, having been daily led before me, were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting.
wherein/hwɛˈɹɪn/在哪方面, 在那方面书中出现23次
… as well as learning their language, wherein I had a great facility, by the strength of my memory.
sail/ˈseɪɫ/航行, 启航, 张帆而行书中出现22次
… I accepted an advantageous offer from Captain William Prichard, master of the "Antelope," who was making a voyage to the South Sea.[5] We set sail from Bristol, May 4 …
wholly/ˈhoʊɫi/完全地, 整个, 统统书中出现21次
… though very well trained, yet wholly unused to such a sight, which appeared as if a mountain moved before him …
empire/ˈɛmpaɪɝ/帝国, 帝权书中出现21次
… described, together with the emperor's palace—A conversation between the Author and a principal secretary concerning the affairs of that empire—The Author's offers to serve the emperor in his wars.
palace/ˈpæɫəs/宫, 宫殿, 华丽大厦书中出现20次
The country described—A proposal for correcting modern maps—The king's palace, and some account of the metropolis—The Author's way of travelling—The chief temple described
whereof关于什么, 关于那事书中出现19次
… and taller than any of the other three who attended him, whereof one was a page that held up his train, and seemed to be somewhat longer than my middle finger …
conceive/kənˈsiv/构思, 认为书中出现19次
… and marked with black figures; which we humbly conceive to be writings, every letter almost half as large as the palm of our hands.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/然后, 后来书中出现18次
… and some of them, as I was afterwards told, were hurt with the falls they got by leaping from my sides upon the ground.
likewise/ˈɫaɪˌkwaɪz/同样地, 也书中出现18次
The author of these travels, Mr. Lemuel Gulliver, is my ancient and intimate friend; there is likewise some relation between us on the mother's side.
fleet/ˈfɫit/舰队, 港湾, 小河书中出现18次
He shall be our ally against our enemies in the island of Blefuscu, and do his utmost to destroy their fleet, which is now preparing to invade us.
prodigious/pɹəˈdɪdʒəs/庞大的, 惊人的, 异常的书中出现17次
… while one of my hands was at liberty, without trembling at the very sight of so prodigious a creature, as I must appear to them.
arrow/ˈæɹoʊ/箭, 箭状物, 箭头记号书中出现17次
… not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back.
forbear忍耐, 克制, 容忍书中出现15次
And I was privately assured that the empress, conceiving the greatest abhorrence of me, and, in the presence of her chief confidants, could not forbear vowing revenge.
mil/ˈmɪɫ/英里书中出现15次
… which was half an hour's riding, about two-and-twenty miles from our house.
inhabitant/ɪnˈhæbətənt/居民, 居住者书中出现15次
Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children—The Author's way of living in that country—His vindication of a great lady.
oblige/əˈbɫaɪdʒ/强制, 施恩惠于, 使感激书中出现14次
Within each of these was enclosed a prodigious plate of steel, which, by our orders, we obliged him to show us, because we apprehended they might be dangerous engines.
divert/daɪˈvɝt/转移, 使欢娱书中出现14次
The Author diverts the emperor, and his nobility of both sexes, in a very uncommon manner—The diversions of the court of Lilliput described—The Author has his liberty granted him upon certain conditions.
entertain/ˌɛnɝˈteɪn/娱乐, 招待, 怀抱书中出现14次
When I found myself on my feet, I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
metropolis/məˈtɹɑpəɫəs/大都市, 重要中心, 首府书中出现13次
Mildendo, the metropolis of Lilliput, described …
apprehend/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnd/担心, 理解书中出现13次
They apprehended my breaking loose; that my diet would be very expensive, and might cause a famine.
handkerchief/ˈhæŋkɝtʃif/手帕, 头巾, 围巾书中出现13次
… my comb and silver snuffbox, my handkerchief and journal-book.
voyage/ˈvɔɪədʒ/航行, 航海, 航程书中出现13次
… with whom I continued three years and a half, making a voyage or two into the Levant,[3] and some other parts.
curiosity/ˌkjʊɹiˈɑsəti/好奇心, 新奇的事物, 珍品书中出现13次
… I alone am answerable for them, and if any traveller hath a curiosity to see the whole work at large, as it came from the hand of the author …
bigness/ˈbɪɡnəs/大, 伟大, 重大书中出现12次
I ate them by two or three at a mouthful, and took three loaves at a time, about the bigness of musket bullets.
empress/ˈɛmpɹɛs/皇后, 女皇书中出现12次
The empress and young princes of the blood of both sexes, attended by many ladies …
conjecture/kənˈdʒɛkʃɝ/推测, 猜想, 揣摩书中出现12次
The declivity was so small that I walked near a mile before I got to the shore, which I conjectured was about eight o'clock in the evening.
monarch/ˈmɑˌnɑɹk/帝王, 统治者, 元首书中出现12次
These civil commotions were constantly fomented by the monarchs of Blefuscu; and when they were quelled, the exiles always fled for refuge to that empire.
diversion/daɪˈvɝʒən/转移书中出现12次
This diversion is only practised by those persons who are candidates for great employments and high favor at court.
delight/dɪˈɫaɪt/感到高兴书中出现12次
They cannot comprehend the occasion which provoked the book nor appreciate the satire which underlies the narrative, but they delight in the wonderful adventures, and wander full of open-eyed astonishment into the new worlds through which the vivid and logically accurate imagination of the author so personally conducts them.
释义：ECDICT, English to Chinese (MIT) 音标：ipa-dict（MIT），来自维基词典。
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