collate texts; textual criticism
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to collate; to compare and authenticate texts
formalAn academic process in philology and classical studies to restore the original form of a text by examining different editions, manuscripts, and related materials. Used in formal contexts.
Zhè这
wèi位
xué学
zhě者
huā花
le了
shí十
nián年
shí时
jiān间
jiào校
kān勘
zhè这
bù部
gǔ古
shū书
。
This scholar spent ten years collating this ancient book.
Chū出
bǎn版
shè社
qǐng请
le了
zhuān专
jiā家
duì对
gǔ古
jí籍
jìn进
xíng行
jiào校
kān勘
。
The publishing house invited experts to perform textual criticism on the ancient texts.
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Jiào校
kān勘
xué学
shì是
wén文
xiàn献
xué学
de的
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
fēn分
zhī支
。
Textual criticism is an important branch of philology.
Tā他
tōng通
guò过
jiào校
kān勘
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yuán原
gǎo稿
zhōng中
de的
jǐ几
chù处
cuò错
wù误
。
Through collation, he discovered several errors in the original manuscript.
Yán严
jǐn谨
de的
jiào校
kān勘
shì是
xué学
shù术
yán研
jiū究
de的
jī基
chǔ础
。
Rigorous textual criticism is the foundation of academic research.