indirect translation; retranslation
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to translate indirectly; to translate from a translation rather than the original text
technicalA technical term in translation studies. This process may lead to greater deviation from the original meaning compared to direct translation.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
shì是
cóng从
yīng英
yì译
běn本
zhuǎn转
yì译
chéng成
zhōng中
wén文
de的
。
This book was translated into Chinese from an English translation.
Zhuǎn转
yì译
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
zào造
chéng成
yuán原
yì意
de的
liú流
shī失
。
Retranslation often leads to loss of the original meaning.
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Xué学
zhě者
jiàn建
yì议
jìn尽
liàng量
bì避
miǎn免
zhuǎn转
yì译
，
zuì最
hǎo好
yuè阅
dú读
yuán原
wén文
。
Scholars suggest avoiding retranslation whenever possible, and reading the original text instead.