in-your-face
Chinese translation: 咄咄逼人的/地
| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| 07:39 May 21, 2002 |
| English to Chinese translations [PRO] Bus/Financial | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
|  Selected response from: Libin PhD | ||||
Grading comment
| |||||
| Summary of answers provided | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 +5 | 咄咄逼人的 |
| ||
| 4 | 直面争锋 |
|
Answers
15 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +5
peer agreement (net): +5咄咄逼人的 Explanation: 咄咄逼人的 也有些藐视一切的味道，源自篮球比赛中一方队员对另一方的藐视态度。 The following is from "The American Heritage Dictionary of idioms:" in your face Defiantly confrontational; also, an exclamation of contempt. For example, This show is not suitable for youngsters; its attitude about sex is in your face, or In your face, mister! This slangy expression originated in the 1970s in basketball as a phrase of contempt used against the opposing team and was extended to other areas by the mid-1980s. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-21 08:57:19 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 从字面意思（in your face）结合上面字典的解释来看，有这样的印象，就是一个人跟另一个人说话时，挥舞着拳头，鼻子恨不得都要贴到对方的脸了，一付咄咄逼人，气势汹汹的样子。因此，用于个人时，也许可以译成气势汹汹，但也可能过火了一点。 用于企业文化时，咄咄逼人更适当一些。 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-21 09:40:47 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 用于企业文化时，还可译成“强势作风”，如： 他创立并体现了强势作风的安然文化。 只是不太口语化，原文的俚语风格损失更多些。 Xiaoping Fu的直面争锋可能更偏向书面语，直面争锋如果说出来，而不是写出来，听众中很多人对“争锋”究竟是那两个字可能会犯嘀咕。 |
| |
Grading comment
| ||
