（思想與社會）中國人的鬼神觀 // 生詞 131-154

先哲

(xian1zhe2)

the sages of yore, ancient moral philosophers

聲稱

(sheng1cheng1)

to claim (that)

體驗

(ti3yan4)

an experience, experiences

黃昏

(huang2hun1)

dusk

清晨

(qing1chen2)

dawn

朦朧

(meng2long2)

cloudy (of one’s state of mind), vague, unclear

神志

(shen2zhi4)

one’s mind and senses

恍惚

(huang3hu1)

in a trance, absent-minded, out of it, befuddled. (神志恍惚 = to be in a trance)

心理學

(xin1li3xue2)

psychology

半

(ban4-)

semi, half

半意識

(ban4yi4shi4[-shi])

semi-consciousness

狀態

(zhuang4tai4)

state

自我

(zi4wo3)

oneself, self

自我+V

(zi4wo3…)

auto-, self-

催眠

(cui1mian2)

hypnosis

幻象

(huan4xiang4)

a (delusional) vision

神秘

(shen2mi4)

mysteriousness

解開

(jie3kai1)

to unravel (a mystery)

昌明

(chang1ming2)

well-developed, flourishing

存而不論

(cun2er2bu2lun4)

to (tacitly) acknowledge, but avoid discussing or addressing some topic

抱著。。。的態度

(bao4zhe…detai4du4)

to hold a…attitude

寧可

(ning2ke3 [ning4-])

rather

其

(qi2)

it(‘s)

寧可信其有，不可信其無

([ning4-] ning2ke3xin4qi2you3, bu4ke3xin4qi2wu2)

One would rather believe in their existence, than believe in their nonexistence.