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ineffable

Chinese translation: 无以形容


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English term or phrase:ineffable
Chinese translation:无以形容
Entered by: Wenjer Leuschel
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English term or phrase: ineffable
A translator enjoys life.

There are other things in life besides the ineffable pleasure of a page well rendered in a target language: family, friends, music (and the arts in general), teaching... the list could go on an on, but it is mainly a personal matter. A good translator finds time for enjoying them.

Any idea for an elegant rendering in Chinese? (I like this expression very much, "the ineffable pleasure of a page well rendered in a target language.")

TIA!
Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Local time: 20:19
难以言表的/无法形容的/说不出的
Explanation:
给出几个译法，供参考，萝卜白菜，各有所爱，呵呵。翻译其实是个很主观的过程，尤其是非科技类翻译
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J.H. Wang
China
Local time: 20:19
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Thank you very much!
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3 +1难以言表的/无法形容的/说不出的
J.H. Wang


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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
难以言表的/无法形容的/说不出的


Explanation:
给出几个译法，供参考，萝卜白菜，各有所爱，呵呵。翻译其实是个很主观的过程，尤其是非科技类翻译

J.H. Wang
China
Local time: 20:19
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you very much!
Notes to answerer
Asker: 其实你的建议已经是原意了。拉丁文efficere的意思就是让一件事成形显现出来，也就是“形容”，以“形”将“形而上的”东西“容”在“形而下的”器皿内，让人看得见的意思。In-eff-able的来源于此，今文很少人使用这个字词。


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  orientalhorizon: “不可言传的志满意得”（之乐）。
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