Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

the Black Death (n): a disease that killed an extremely large number of people in Europe and Asia in the 14th century
黑死病（14世纪在欧洲和亚洲造成大批人口死亡的传染病）
plague- /pleɪɡ/

pus (n): thick, yellowish liquid that forms in and comes from an infected cut or injury in the body
脓
a pus-filled wound
化脓的伤口

boil noun (SWELLING)
a painful swelling on the skin that is filled with pus (= thick, yellow liquid)
疖子，脓疮

/bjuːˌbɑː.nɪk ˈpleɪɡ/

medieval (adj): related to the Middle Ages (= the period in European history from about AD 600 to AD 1500)
中世纪（约公元600年至1500年间）的，中古时代的
a medieval building/painting/town
中世纪建筑／画作／城镇
a medieval manuscript
中世纪的手稿

the Middle Ages (n): a period in European history, between about AD 1000 and AD 1500, when the power of kings, people of high rank, and the Christian Church was strong
中世纪

feudalism (n): the feudal system, the social and land-owning system of western Europe in the Middle Ages or of any society that is organized according to rank
封建制度
He furthered some of the ideals of the French Revolution by abolishing feudalism.
他废除了封建制，从而将法国大革命的理想发扬光大。
the shift from feudalism to capitalism in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries
十八、十九世纪欧洲从封建制度到资本主义制度的转变

feudal (adj): relating to the social system of western Europe in the Middle Ages or any society that is organized according to rank. In a feudal society, people at one level of society receive land to live and work on from those higher than them in rank, and in return have to work for them and fight for them if necessary, sometimes also giving them some of the food they produce.
封建（制度）的
the feudal system
封建制度
a feudal lord/kingdom/society
封建地主／王国／社会

the Renaissance (n): the period of new growth of interest and activity in the areas of art, literature, and ideas in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries
（15和16世纪时欧洲，尤指意大利北部的）文艺复兴，文艺复兴时期

podcast (n):a radio programme that is stored in a digital form that you can download from the internet and play on a computer or on an MP3 player
播客（以数字格式储存的电台节目，可从因特网下载，然后在计算机或MP3播放机上播放）