a calque of/from [source_language]
calque 后常接 of 或 from 指明来源语言。
'Skyscraper' is a calque from English into Chinese.
'Skyscraper' 是从英语仿造到汉语的词语。
从另一种语言翻译引入的表达,即仿译词；语义转借；译借
a word or phrase formed by word-for-word translation from another language
A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
从另一种语言翻译引入的表达,即仿译词
an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
The English phrase 'skyscraper' is a calque from the German 'Wolkenkratzer'.
英语短语'skyscraper'是德语'Wolkenkratzer'的仿造词。
用法提示：此处'calque'作名词，指通过逐字翻译从另一种语言引入的表达。
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Linguists often study calques to understand how languages influence each other.
语言学家经常研究仿造词以理解语言之间的相互影响。
用法提示：此处'calques'是'calque'的复数形式，作为研究对象。
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The term 'long time no see' is widely considered a calque from a Chinese phrase.
短语'long time no see'被广泛认为是一个来自中文短语的仿造词。
用法提示：此处'calque'作名词，指源于其他语言的直译表达。
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calque 后常接 of 或 from 指明来源语言。
'Skyscraper' is a calque from English into Chinese.
'Skyscraper' 是从英语仿造到汉语的词语。
be a calque 表示某词是仿造词。
The term 'loanword' is a calque of the German 'Lehnwort'.
术语 'loanword' 是对德语 'Lehnwort' 的仿造。
consider sth a calque 结构中省略 of/from。
Many linguists consider 'gossip' a calque from Old French.
许多语言学家认为 'gossip' 是源自古法语的仿造词。
grammar · medium
易错句子I calqued the phrase from Chinese.
正确表达The phrase is a calque from Chinese.
Calque 是名词，不可用作动词。应使用 'is a calque' 结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is a calque translation.
正确表达This is a calque.
Calque 已包含“翻译”含义，不需要重复“translation”。
直译语（仿造词）是逐字翻译外来概念构成的词，而借词是直接音译或保留原形。
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