Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

archimperialist

Chinese translation:

超级帝国主义者/彻头彻尾的帝国主义者

Added to glossary by Mark Xiang
Sep 3, 2004 08:47
19 yrs ago
English term

archimperialist

English to Chinese Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
the archimperialist who had made a fortune from the mining of African minerals.

Proposed translations

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这个超级帝国主义者

the archimperialist=这个超级帝国主义者/这个彻头彻尾的帝国主义者。
Arch-: extreme / most fully embodying the qualities of the kind
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FYI

archimperialist = arch-imperialist
arch = 主要的,为首的
imperialist = 帝国主义者

有人把Winston Churchill叫archimperialist
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3 hrs

suggestion

应该是开采非洲矿藏的大英帝国的人,与我们所说的帝国主义者无关
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14 mins

TRY

Arch: prefix,

Chief; highest; most important: archenemy.
Extreme or most characteristic of its kind: archconservative.

典型的,头号的

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Note added at 12 hrs 12 mins (2004-09-03 20:59:56 GMT)
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Yes,Arch= great, 译为大英帝国就足够了,这种译法\"天然去雕饰\".

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Note added at 12 hrs 30 mins (2004-09-03 21:17:52 GMT)
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靠开采非洲矿藏发了大财的那个\"霸道\"的帝国.

转念一想,这里也不是完全没有\"帝国主义\"之意。 如果不奉行\"帝国主义\",你干嘛占人家地盘?所以 archimperialist 同单纯说大英帝国还是有区别的。加上霸道,也许可避免译出\"主义\"之累。
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2 days 1 hr

arch = 主要的;首要的

arch = chief; first 主要的;首要的 eg archbishop = a chief bishop 大主教
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