The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

(18) The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman :

 The Golden Compass 에 이어지는 다음 이야기로 여러 dimension 의 세계를 열고 닫을 수 있는 knife 가 등장하고....

Lyra 에 버금가는 용감한 소년 Will 도 등장하고.. ( 교회에 다니는 분들은 좋아하지 않을 이야기입니다.)
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 다음은 소설에 등장하는 단어 몇개.

anbaric (이 단어는 소설가가 지어낸 단어.)
adjective 

1. (science fiction) (slang) the word in Lyra's (fictional) world for 'electric' or 'electrical' in ours. For example, "The fence surrounding Bolvangar is filled with force" would be translated as "The fence surrounding Bolvangar is filled with electrical force."

Etymology: A word coming from the trilogy His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.

( Definition from : http://www.allwords.com/word-anbaric.html )

 

 

Capstan : rotating machine used to control or apply force to another element.

 

tern : small slender gull having narrow wings

 

Sysselman : A Northern word for the Governor, in Lyra's world.There is a Sysselman at Trollesund.

Definition from :http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/hisdarkmaterials/dictionary_s.shtml

 ( 이 단어도 소설가가 지어낸 단어입니다.)

 

Narwhals : small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk.

 

 

Marmot : stocky coarse- furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere.

 

 

Stoat : the ermine in its brown summer coat with black- tipped tail.

 

Osprey : large hawk.

 

Kestrel : small Noth American falcon.

 

 

Tussocky : a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass.

 

 

Marmoset: small soft- furred South American monkey with claws instead of nails.

 

ermine : The stoat (Mustela erminea) is a small mammal of the family Mustelidae. In North America it is known as the ermine or short-tailed weasel; elsewhere, "ermine" refers to the animal only when it has white fur, which it moults to in winter in snowy parts of its range.