translation
UK/træns'leiʃәn/US
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Definitions
n.
The act of translating; a text expressed in another language.
翻译（行为）；译文，译本。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedNoun of translate: trans- (across) + lāt (carried) + -ion (act/result) = the act, or the result, of carrying meaning across languages.
Root lat still carries 15 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.lost in translation在翻译中流失；难以准确传达
- 2.translation into译成……
- 3.simultaneous translation同声传译
- 4.literal translation直译
Example Sentences
- 1.
I read the novel in translation, not the original.
- 2.
Some jokes are simply lost in translation.
- 3.
The conference provided simultaneous translation.