Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
pan-national
Chinese translation:
pan-national多国/民族互聚（/协同）; multinational 多国/跨国
Added to glossary by
Jason Ma
Mar 23, 2007 10:37
17 yrs ago
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what's the difference of pan-national and multinational?
how to translate these two words into Chinese?
thanks!
how to translate these two words into Chinese?
thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | pan-national多国/民族互聚（/协同）; multinational 多国/跨国 |
Jason Ma
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| 5 +2 | FYI |
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May 14, 2007 09:42: Jason Ma Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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pan-national多国/民族互聚（/协同）; multinational 多国/跨国
'pan' 强调各民族/国家在其各自文化特点和认同意识基础上形成的凝聚力或互聚力。可以考虑翻译成：多国互聚/合作/协作/协同，depending on the context.
如：Pan-Americanism, Pan-Asia, Pan-African
multi 则强调有许多部分组成。如：multinational bank, multinational forces
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Note added at 39 mins (2007-03-23 11:17:31 GMT)
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此外，西方学统中提到国家多注重nation state, 就是说，民族即国家，所以national多指国家，就像新闻报道中多见的 Multinational forces operating in Iraq.
而在中国，national 多针对民族（nationality）而言，如果你的context是以中国为背景，那pan-national 指的是多民族互聚／凝聚，multinational则表示多民族, such as 'Xining is inhabited by multinational residents.'
如：Pan-Americanism, Pan-Asia, Pan-African
multi 则强调有许多部分组成。如：multinational bank, multinational forces
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Note added at 39 mins (2007-03-23 11:17:31 GMT)
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此外，西方学统中提到国家多注重nation state, 就是说，民族即国家，所以national多指国家，就像新闻报道中多见的 Multinational forces operating in Iraq.
而在中国，national 多针对民族（nationality）而言，如果你的context是以中国为背景，那pan-national 指的是多民族互聚／凝聚，multinational则表示多民族, such as 'Xining is inhabited by multinational residents.'
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your detailed explanation! |
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9 mins
FYI
前者：全国的；整个国家的
后者：多国的；跨国的（作名词可解释成：跨国公司）
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Note added at 33 mins (2007-03-23 11:11:04 GMT)
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可以这么翻译。
后者：多国的；跨国的（作名词可解释成：跨国公司）
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Note added at 33 mins (2007-03-23 11:11:04 GMT)
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可以这么翻译。
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your clear definition! |
Discussion
David, it would be easier to translate if you look further into the context.
The following is the actual context of these two terms.
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Lawson (2000: 11) suggests several factors that facilitated the rapid expansion of the conference industry in the second half of the 20th century:
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Growth of multinational corporations and pan-national agencies, necessitating more interdepartmental and interregional meetings
跨国公司和全国性机构的成长，使得开展更多跨部门、跨区域会议成为必需
The following translations should be OK, right?
pan-national agencies 全国性组织
multinational corporations 跨国公司