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04:58 Nov 15, 2008
English to Chinese translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Linguistics
English term or phrase:repertoire
Can use an elementary repertoire of simple words and expressions related to concrete situations
Although the term "character repertoire" is mostly used in computer, I believe "repertoire" here means "glossary" or "a list of words or expressions that one is able to master". For example, in a certain English proficiency examination, the examinees are required to master a certain number of words (such as 30000 English words) before they are considered to have passed a certain level of English proficiency.
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Words: Phonemes, syllables and morphemes may be considered the structural components of words, the symbols used in a language. The collection or repertoire of words an individual knows and uses is called the vocabulary.
(See Page 161 of http://books.google.com/books?id=P2WjBpHq9IcC&pg=PA160&lpg=P...
repertoire: 1 : a list of plays, operas, pieces, or parts which a company or performer is prepared to present; 2 : a supply of skills or devices possessed by a person
The Late Latin noun “repertorium,” meaning “list,” has given us two words that can be used to speak of the broad range of things that someone or something can do. One is “repertory,” perhaps most commonly known as a word for a company that presents several different plays, operas, or other works at one theater, or the theater where such works are performed. “Repertoire,” which comes from “repertorium” via French, once meant the same thing as “repertory” but later came to refer to the range of skills that a person has under his or her belt, such as the different pitches a baseball pitcher can throw or the particular dishes that are a chef’s specialty. http://latinisenglish.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/more-in-a-rep...
The term "汇" means " a collection of" or "a list of". I think you can find this definition from a lot of dictionaries. The use of 字汇 or 词汇 here is only an abbreviation of 字的汇集 or 词的汇集. I believe Orientalhorizon has explained this notion very clearly.
Although the term "character repertoire" is mostly used in computer, I believe "repertoire" here means "glossary" or "a list of words or expressions that one is able to master". For example, in a certain English proficiency examination, the examinees are required to master a certain number of words (such as 30000 English words) before they are considered to have passed a certain level of English proficiency.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 hrs (2008-11-16 02:56:01 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Words: Phonemes, syllables and morphemes may be considered the structural components of words, the symbols used in a language. The collection or repertoire of words an individual knows and uses is called the vocabulary.
(See Page 161 of http://books.google.com/books?id=P2WjBpHq9IcC&pg=PA160&lpg=P...
repertoire: 1 : a list of plays, operas, pieces, or parts which a company or performer is prepared to present; 2 : a supply of skills or devices possessed by a person
The Late Latin noun “repertorium,” meaning “list,” has given us two words that can be used to speak of the broad range of things that someone or something can do. One is “repertory,” perhaps most commonly known as a word for a company that presents several different plays, operas, or other works at one theater, or the theater where such works are performed. “Repertoire,” which comes from “repertorium” via French, once meant the same thing as “repertory” but later came to refer to the range of skills that a person has under his or her belt, such as the different pitches a baseball pitcher can throw or the particular dishes that are a chef’s specialty. http://latinisenglish.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/more-in-a-rep...
Shirley Lao Local time: 05:32 Native speaker of: Chinese PRO pts in category: 2
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