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translation of [something]
指某物的翻译（译文）
I need to check the translation of this document.
我需要核查这份文件的翻译。
翻译；翻译过程
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
翻译；翻译过程
the process of translating words or text from one language into another
I need to check the translation of this document.
我需要核查这份文件的翻译。
翻译的行为(在其各种含义中):
The act of translating, in its various senses:
用第二语言书写的与第一语言书写内容相同的交流
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
翻译行为的产品或结果(在其各种含义中)。
The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses.
没有旋转的均匀移动
a uniform movement without rotation
She read the English translation of the novel.
她读了这部小说的英文译本。
AI contextual example
His translation of the poem captured the original's emotion.
他对这首诗的翻译抓住了原作的情感。
AI contextual example
The translation took them three months to complete.
这次翻译花了他们三个月才完成。
AI contextual example
a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface
一张照片是将一个场景转化为二维表面的翻译。
WordNet
指某物的翻译（译文）
I need to check the translation of this document.
我需要核查这份文件的翻译。
说明源语言和目标语言
She did a translation from Spanish into Chinese.
她做了从西班牙语到汉语的翻译。
指某作品的翻译版本
The novel is much better in translation.
这部小说翻译版好多了。
Not this
I need to translation the document.
Use this
I need to translate the document.
错误：将名词 'translation' 误用作动词。'translation' 是名词，表示翻译的行为或结果；动词应为 'translate'。
Not this
She is a professional translation.
Use this
She is a professional translator.
错误：将 'translation' 用于指代人。'translation' 指翻译的过程或译文，指人时要用 'translator'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
直译
A literal translation often fails to capture the idiom's meaning.
直译常常无法传达习语的含义。
机器翻译
Machine translation has improved greatly with neural networks.
借助神经网络，机器翻译有了很大改进。
同声传译
The conference provided simultaneous translation in six languages.
会议提供了六种语言的同声传译。
翻译服务
Many companies offer professional translation services for legal documents.
许多公司为法律文件提供专业翻译服务。
英译中
She specializes in translation from English to Chinese.
她专攻英译中。
翻译软件
Free online translation software is convenient but not always accurate.
免费的在线翻译软件很方便，但并非总是准确。
在翻译中丢失（原意）
The humor was lost in translation because of cultural differences.
由于文化差异，幽默在翻译中丢失了。
诗歌就是翻译中失去的东西。
His translation of the poem lost some of the original beauty.
他的诗歌翻译失去了原文的一些美感。
翻译是失败的艺术。
A perfect translation is impossible, as Umberto Eco said, translation is the art of failure.
完美的翻译是不可能的，正如翁贝托·艾柯所说，翻译是失败的艺术。
Use translation naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把‘trans’想成‘转换’，‘lation’想成‘语言’，翻译就是转换语言。
此义项指将一种语言的书面作品转化为另一种语言，通常用于学术、商务及日常沟通，语体中性。
既可作为不可数名词表示翻译行为，也可作为可数名词表示译文
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