Informal Technical Terms in Popular Medical English: Translation Principles and Strategies

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China Terminology ›› 2017, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (1): 44-49.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2017.01.009

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Informal Technical Terms in Popular Medical English: Translation Principles and Strategies

LÜ Gui

Received:2016-05-26 Online:2017-02-20 Published:2017-02-20

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LÜ Gui. Informal Technical Terms in Popular Medical English: Translation Principles and Strategies[J]. China Terminology, 2017, 19(1): 44-49.

原词	字面义	原词所用修辞方式	译词
bamboo hair	竹节发	比喻	结节性脆发病
ear wax	耳蜡	比喻	耳垢
bladder training	膀胱训练	借代	排尿训练
frost bite	霜咬	拟人	冻伤
burning tongue	燃烧的舌	夸张	舌灼痛
word salad	言语沙拉	仿拟	言语杂乱/芜杂
dry clinic	干的临床教学	移就	无病例临床讲解

原词	字面义	原词所用修辞方式	译词
bamboo hair	竹节发	比喻	结节性脆发病
ear wax	耳蜡	比喻	耳垢
bladder training	膀胱训练	借代	排尿训练
frost bite	霜咬	拟人	冻伤
burning tongue	燃烧的舌	夸张	舌灼痛
word salad	言语沙拉	仿拟	言语杂乱/芜杂
dry clinic	干的临床教学	移就	无病例临床讲解

原词	黑体字在普通环境下的含义
imperfect yeast	不完美的	半知酵母
innocent murmur	天真的, 单纯的	功能性杂音, 无害杂音
soft corn	玉米	软鸡眼
lawn plate	草地	菌苔平板

原词	黑体字在普通环境下的含义
imperfect yeast	不完美的	半知酵母
innocent murmur	天真的, 单纯的	功能性杂音, 无害杂音
soft corn	玉米	软鸡眼
lawn plate	草地	菌苔平板

原词	字面义	译词
foot rot	根腐	根腐病
basal drainage	基部引流	脑底引流法
diaper rash	尿布湿疹	尿布湿疹软膏
rat-tails	鼠尾样	鼠尾样肿
ring ulcer	环形溃疡	环形角膜溃疡
aspirating needle	吸针	吸液针

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