The Voynich Manuscript

manuscript

bản thảo, bản viết tay
The manuscript was discovered in an old library.
She spent years completing the manuscript.

starkly

một cách rõ rệt, hoàn toàn
The two accounts differed starkly.
The results starkly contrasted with expectations.

hardback

sách bìa cứng
I bought the hardback edition of the novel.
The hardback is more durable than the paperback.

vellum

giấy da cao cấp
The ancient text was written on vellum.
Many medieval manuscripts were copied onto vellum.

authorship

quyền tác giả; việc xác định tác giả
The authorship of the poem remains uncertain.
Scholars debated the book's authorship.

catalogued

được phân loại, lập danh mục
The museum catalogued thousands of artifacts.
The manuscripts were carefully catalogued.

esoteric

khó hiểu, chỉ dành cho số ít người có chuyên môn
The lecture covered an esoteric topic.
His interests are highly esoteric.

dabblers

người tìm hiểu hời hợt, không chuyên
The conference attracted both experts and dabblers.
Dabblers often lack deep knowledge.

amateur

nghiệp dư
He is an amateur astronomer.
An amateur photographer took the picture.

devote to

cống hiến, dành cho
She devoted her life to science.
He devotes several hours a day to practice.

astrological

thuộc chiêm tinh học
She reads astrological predictions for fun.
The manuscript contains astrological symbols.

alchemy

giả kim thuật
Alchemy influenced the development of chemistry.
Medieval scholars studied alchemy.

wishful

đầy mong ước, viển vông
That conclusion seems wishful rather than realistic.
His optimism was based on wishful thinking.

fall victim to

trở thành nạn nhân của
Many people fall victim to scams.
The crops fell victim to disease.

resolution

sự giải quyết; độ phân giải
The conflict reached a peaceful resolution.
The image has high resolution.

cryptanalytical

thuộc phân tích mật mã
The team used cryptanalytical techniques.
Cryptanalytical methods helped decode the message.

bizarre

kỳ quái
The manuscript contains bizarre illustrations.
They witnessed a bizarre event.

perplexing

gây bối rối, khó hiểu
The results were perplexing.
She faced a perplexing problem.

sane

minh mẫn, tỉnh táo
He remained sane despite the pressure.
No sane person would take such a risk.

spectral

thuộc ma quái; thuộc quang phổ
A spectral figure appeared in the story.
Scientists analyzed the spectral data.

underlying

tiềm ẩn, cơ bản
The disease has an underlying cause.
We must understand the underlying problem.

entropy

entropy; mức độ hỗn độn
Entropy tends to increase over time.
The concept of entropy is central to thermodynamics.

hoax

trò lừa bịp
The report turned out to be a hoax.
They exposed the hoax quickly.

medieval

thuộc thời Trung Cổ
The castle dates back to medieval times.
He studies medieval history.

telltale

dấu hiệu rõ ràng, dễ nhận biết
There were telltale signs of forgery.
The telltale smell revealed the leak.

set out to

bắt đầu với mục tiêu làm gì
She set out to solve the mystery.
They set out to explore the region.

decipherable

có thể giải mã, có thể hiểu được
The handwriting was barely decipherable.
The code eventually became decipherable.