Glossary

 From conversations with Lord Greystoke and from his notes, there have been gleaned¹ a number of interesting items relative to the language and customs of the inhabitants of Pal-ul-don that are not brought out in the story. For the benefit of those who may care to delve² into the derivation of the proper names used in the text, and thus obtain some slight insight into the language of the race, there is appended an incomplete glossary³ taken from some of Lord Greystoke's notes.

 

A point of particular interest hinges upon the fact that the names of all male hairless pithecanthropi begin with a consonant⁴, have an even number of syllables⁵, and end with a consonant, while the names of the females of the same species begin with a vowel⁶, have an odd number of syllables, and end with a vowel. On the contrary, the names of the male hairy black pithecanthropi while having an even number of syllables begin with a vowel and end with a consonant; while the females of this species have an odd number of syllables in their names which begin always with a consonant and end with a vowel.

 

 

 A.                      Light.

 ab.                     Boy.

 Ab-on.                  Acting gund of Kor-ul-JA.

 Ad.                     Three.

 Adad.                   Six.

 Adadad.                 Nine.

 Adaden.                 Seven.

 Aden.                   Four.

 Adenaden.               Eight.

 Adenen.                 Five.

 A-lur.                  City of light.

 An.                     Spear.

 An-un.                  Father of Pan-at-lee.

 As.                     The sun.

 At.                     Tail.

 

 Bal.                    Gold or golden.

 Bar.                    Battle.

 Ben.                    Great.

 Bu.                     Moon.

 Bu-lot (moon face).     Son of chief Mo-sar.

 Bu-lur (moon city).     The city of the Waz-ho-don.

 

 Dak.                    Fat.

 Dak-at (fat tail).      Chief of a Ho-don village.

 Dak-lot.                One of Ko-tan's palace warriors⁷.

 Dan.                    Rock.

 Den.                    Tree.

 Don.                    Man.

 Dor.                    Son.

 Dor-ul-Otho

 (son of god).           Tarzan.

 

 E.                      Where.

 Ed.                     Seventy.

 El.                     Grace or graceful⁹.

 En.                     One.

 Enen.                   Two.

 Es.                     Rough.

 Es-sat (rough skin).    Chief of Om-at's tribe of hairy blacks.

 Et.                     Eighty.

 

 Fur.                    Thirty.

 

 Ged.                    Forty.

 Go.                     Clear.

 Gryf.                   "Triceratops. A genus of huge

                         herbivorous dinosaurs¹⁰ of the group

                         Ceratopsia. The skull¹¹ had two large

                         horns above the eyes, a median

                         horn on the nose, a horny  beak, and a

                         great bony hood¹² or transverse crest¹³ over

                         the neck. Their toes, five in front and

                         three behind, were provided with hoofs¹⁴,

                         and the tail was large and strong."

                         Webster's Dict.  The GRYF of Pal-ul-don

                         is similar except that it is

                         omnivorous, has strong, powerfully

                         armed jaws¹⁵ and talons¹⁶ instead of hoofs.

                         Coloration: face yellow with blue bands

                         encircling the eyes; hood red on top,

                         yellow underneath¹⁷; belly¹⁸ yellow; body a

                         dirty slate¹⁹ blue; legs same. Bony

                         protuberances yellow except along the

                         spine—these are red. Tail conforms with

                         body and belly. Horns, ivory.

 Gund.                   Chief.

 Guru.                   Terrible.

 

 Het.                    Fifty.

 Ho.                     White.

 Ho-don.                 The hairless white men of Pal-ul-don.

 

 Id.                     Silver.

 Id-an.                  One of Pan-at-lee's two brothers.

 In.                     Dark.

 In-sad.                 Kor-ul-JA warrior⁸ accompanying Tarzan, Om-at,

                         and Ta-den in search of Pan-at-lee.

 In-tan.                 Kor-ul-lul left to guard Tarzan

 

 Ja.                     Lion.

 Jad.                    The

 Jad-bal-lul.            The golden lake.

 Jad-ben-lul.            The big lake.

 Jad-ben-Otho.           The Great God.

 Jad-guru-don.           The terrible man.

 Jad-in-lul.             The dark lake.

 Ja-don (the lion-man).  Chief of a Ho-don village and father of Ta-den.

 Jad Pele ul

 Jad-ben-Otho.           The valley of the Great God.

 Ja-lur (lion city).     Ja-don's capital.

 Jar.                    Strange.

 Jar-don.                Name given Korak by Om-at.

 Jato.                   Saber-tooth hybrid²⁰.

 

 Ko.                     Mighty²¹.

 Kor.                    Gorge²².

 Kor-ul-GRYF.            Gorge of the GRYF.

 Kor-ul-JA.              Name of Es-sat's gorge and tribe.

 Kor-ul-lul.             Name of another Waz-don gorge and tribe.

 Ko-tan.                 King of the Ho-don.

 

 Lav.                    Run or running.

 Lee.                    Doe.

 Lo.                     Star.

 Lot.                    Face.

 Lu.                     Fierce.

 Lu-don (fierce man).    High priest of A-lur.

 Lul.                    Water.

 Lur.                    City.

 

 Ma.                     Child.

 Mo.                     Short.

 Mo-sar (short nose).    Chief and pretender.

 Mu.                     Strong.

 

 No.                     Brook²³.

 

 O.                      Like or similar.

 Od.                     Ninety.

 O-dan.                  Kor-ul-JA warrior accompanying Tarzan, Om-at,

                         and Ta-den in search of Pan-at-lee.

 Og.                     Sixty.

 O-lo-a

 (like-star-light).      Ko-tan's daughter

 Om.                     Long.

 Om-at (long tail).      A black.

 On.                     Ten.

 Otho.                   God.

 

 Pal.                    Place; land; country.

 Pal-e-don-so

 (place where men eat).  Banquet hall.

 Pal-ul-don

 (land of man).          Name of the country.

 Pal-ul-JA.              Place of lions.

 Pan.                    Soft.

 Pan-at-lee.             Om-at's sweetheart.

 Pan-sat (soft skin).    A priest.

 Pastar.                 Father.

 Pastar-ul-ved.          Father of Mountains.

 Pele.                   Valley.

 

 Ro.                     Flower.

 

 Sad.                    Forest.

 San.                    One hundred

 Sar.                    Nose.

 Sat.                    Skin.

 So.                     Eat.

 Sod.                    Eaten.

 Sog.                    Eating.

 Son.                    Ate.

 

 Ta.                     Tall.

 Ta-den (tall tree).     A white.

 Tan.                    Warrior.

 Tarzan-jad-guru.        Tarzan the Terrible.

 To.                     Purple.

 Ton.                    Twenty.

 Tor.                    Beast.

 Tor-o-don.              Beastlike man.

 Tu.                     Bright.

 Tu-lur (bright city).   Mo-sar's city.

 

 Ul.                     Of.

 Un.                     Eye.

 Ut.                     Corn.

 

 Ved.                    Mountain

 

 Waz.                    Black.

 Waz-don.                The hairy black men of Pal-ul-don.

 Waz-ho-don

 (black white men).      A mixed race

 

 Xot.                    One thousand.

 

 Yo.                     Friend.

 

 Za.                     Girl.

1 gleaned   

v.一点点地收集（资料、事实）( glean的过去式和过去分词 )；（收割后）拾穗

参考例句：

• These figures have been gleaned from a number of studies. 这些数据是通过多次研究收集得来的。
• A valuable lesson may be gleaned from it by those who have eyes to see. 明眼人可从中记取宝贵的教训。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 delve   

v.深入探究，钻研

参考例句：

• We should not delve too deeply into this painful matter.我们不应该过分深究这件痛苦的事。
• We need to delve more deeply into these questions.这些是我们想进一步了解的。

3 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。

4 consonant   

n.辅音；adj.[音]符合的

参考例句：

• The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称。
• These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.这些单词的开头有相同辅音组合。

5 syllables   

n.音节( syllable的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a word with two syllables 双音节单词
• 'No. But I'll swear it was a name of two syllables.' “想不起。不过我可以发誓，它有两个音节。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

6 vowel   

n.元音；元音字母

参考例句：

• A long vowel is a long sound as in the word"shoe ".长元音即如“shoe” 一词中的长音。
• The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.单词my和thigh中的元音并不难发。

7 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

8 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

9 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

10 dinosaurs   

n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 )；守旧落伍的人，过时落后的东西

参考例句：

• The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

12 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

13 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

14 hoofs   

n.（兽的）蹄，马蹄( hoof的名词复数 )v.（兽的）蹄，马蹄( hoof的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The stamp of the horse's hoofs on the wooden floor was loud. 马蹄踏在木头地板上的声音很响。 来自辞典例句
• The noise of hoofs called him back to the other window. 马蹄声把他又唤回那扇窗子口。 来自辞典例句

15 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

16 talons   

n.（尤指猛禽的）爪( talon的名词复数 )；（如爪般的）手指；爪状物；锁簧尖状突出部

参考例句：

• The fingers were curved like talons, but they closed on empty air. 他的指头弯得像鹰爪一样，可是抓了个空。 来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命
• The tiger has a pair of talons. 老虎有一对利爪。 来自辞典例句

17 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

18 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

19 slate   

n.板岩，石板，石片，石板色，候选人名单；adj.暗蓝灰色的，含板岩的；vt.用石板覆盖，痛打，提名，预订

参考例句：

• The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
• What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢？

20 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
• The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

21 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

22 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

23 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。