Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

ephemera

Chinese translation:

纪念品

Added to glossary by SYTham
Apr 24, 2013 03:10
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English term

ephemera

English to Chinese Art/Literary History
"The exhibits include ephemera (letters, Clipper ship cards, etc.), maps and newspapers"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephemera

Discussion

Lawrence Zhang Apr 24, 2013:
一类收藏品的总称 包括所有临时记录,印刷的东西.后来因为一些特殊纪念意义,历史原因等成为收藏的对象.如:书信,门票,贺卡,书签... 更多见这个网站:
http://www.ephemerasociety.org/whatisephemera.html

但是中文译成什么最好呢?

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纪念品

短效用品;短效物 虽然道出了部分含义,但是似乎未将要点表达出来。ephemera 的定义:

items of collectable memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity.
Peer comment(s):

agree Zilin Cui : yes, here a literal translation would not make sense.
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短效用品;短效物;

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