Aquae Sextiae

Chinese translation: 阿克韦—塞克斯提亚

16:05 Aug 1, 2006

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English term or phrase: Aquae Sextiae

　　这是法国aix-en-provence的旧称，可能是意大利语，见下面EB的说明。我不懂如何发音，因此不知如何译成中文。请教诸位方家。

city, Bouches-du-Rhône département, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur région, southern France, north of Marseille. Lying on the plain 1 mile (1.6 km) from the right bank of the Arc River, it is on the crossroads of main routes to Italy and the Alps. The conquering Roman proconsul Sextius Calvinus built a huge entrenched camp called Aquae Sextiae in the valley about 123 BC. In 102 BC, Marius routed the Teutons at the Battle of Aix. The Visigoths, Franks, Lombards, and finally Muslim invaders from Spain successively plundered the town. As the medieval capital of Provence, governed by the counts and dukes of Anjou, Aix flowered as a centre of learning and the arts. Its university, now the Universities of Aix-Marseille, was founded in 1409 and recognized by papal bull in 1413. In 1486 Provence passed to the French crown, and Aix became the seat of a parlement.

North of the tree-lined Cours Mirabeau lies the old town, with Roman ruins and structures of the Middle Ages around the 11th–13th-century archdiocesan Saint-Sauveur Cathedral; southward is the “new” town, rich in fine 17th- and 18th-century houses, surrounded on all sides by recent urban growth. The hot mineral springs—the most noted is the Thermes Sextius—are still used for rheumatic and vascular diseases. Serene, sun-dappled, and fountain-splashed, Aix is an agricultural centre, especially noted for Provençal olives and almonds from the countryside painted by Paul Cézanne, whose atelier is preserved as one of several city museums. Since the city functions principally as a residential suburb of Marseille, industrial development is light but includes food processing and electrical machinery. Pop. (1990) 126,854.

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Chinese translation:阿克韦—塞克斯提亚

Explanation:
这两个名称中的艾克斯都源于拉丁语的aquae，意思为“水”（矿泉水），艾克斯—普罗旺斯的原名阿克韦—塞克斯提亚（Aquae Sextiae）以公元前123年创建此城的古罗马地方总督塞克斯提乌斯（Sextius）的名字命名，艾克斯—累班意为“沐浴之水”。

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古罗马地方总督塞克斯提乌斯（Sextius）的名字命名

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Ray Luo
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:41

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谢谢各位！这个Google很奇怪，俺当时查只能查到几个结果，而且没有一个有用。Chance也帮忙查过，但也是无济于事。
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阿克韦—塞克斯提亚

Ray Luo

4 +2

Aix-en-Provence 的拉丁文名字

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

4 +2

六盤水、六水河

pkchan

The Waters of Sextius

chica nueva

Discussion entries: 9

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

Taiwan

08:57 Aug 3, 2006

@pkchan: 那地方有溫泉，和舊稱為 Aquae 的今日德國 Baden-Baden 一樣，有泉、有水、也有河流。

pkchan

United States

18:36 Aug 1, 2006

那麼，實際那處是『水』、『河』還是『泉』？

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

Taiwan

18:02 Aug 1, 2006

话说回来，有必要知道那么多吗？外国地名和人名音译即可。“阿圭塞克斯提乙”听来也不差。

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

Taiwan

17:56 Aug 1, 2006

每个民族的地名或人名，往往都有典故，就像中国的地名也常常有典故，比方说“震泽”是“太湖”的古名，今天知道的人并不多。我在南美洲的家是在某城市的 Muyurina 地区，那个 Muyurina (回头处) 可是很有来头的，当地人往往也不知其义。邻近的 Wara-Wara (汪汪之地) 更是没有几个人知道原意是什么了。

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

Taiwan

17:46 Aug 1, 2006

事实上，拉丁民族到今天还有像日本人那样用排行命名的习惯。日本人叫家中老大“一郎”，西班牙人叫家中老大 Primero、老二 Secundo、老三 Tercero、...老六 Sexto，大有人在。

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

Taiwan

17:38 Aug 1, 2006

按照拉丁文文法，sextiae 可以是“第六的”或是“老六这个人的 (of Sextus)”，所以说 Aquae Sextiae 是“罗马皇帝老六的温泉乡”也无妨。

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

Taiwan

17:33 Aug 1, 2006

Sextiae 不是人名，Sextius 才是人名。会取用这个名字的人应该是家中的老六。发音 /sekstii:/，e 的发音和 let 的 e 同 --- 不过，拉丁文已经是过去的语言，在罗马人还统治大片欧洲时，拉丁语的发音已经有不同的口音，所以各地方言会影响发音，很难有个准。

Last Hermit

ASKER

是人名，已毋庸置疑，上面EB已经说明。

17:16 Aug 1, 2006

我打算译作“Sextiae之泉”，但同时注明Sextiae是人名。不知这个Sextiae（表面看来确是拉丁文字根），怎么个读法？

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

Taiwan

17:09 Aug 1, 2006

日本人会叫 Baden-Baden 或 Aix-en-Provence 这类有 aquae 的地方为"汤"，在台湾则叫做“温泉乡”，因为在拉丁文里会有这样命名的地方都是有温泉的地方，德语里叫做 Kurort --- 罗马人很喜欢洗温泉！

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50 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

aquae sextiae Aix-en-Provence 的拉丁文名字

Explanation:
德国的 Baden-Baden 拉丁文名字叫 Aquae，法国的　Aix-en-Provence　拉丁文名字叫　Aquae Sextiae，没有多少道理，就是这些个名字。

Aquae 是水这个元素。Sextiae 是第六的意思。“第六水”是 Aix-en-Provence 的拉丁文旧名。

至于要不要翻译这个名字，端看翻译者在文本里读出些什么必须向读者交待的东西。

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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53 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

aquae sextiae 六盤水、六水河

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aquae=water=水
sextiae=six=六

pkchan
United States
Local time: 21:41
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47 mins confidence:

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aquae sextiae

阿克韦—塞克斯提亚

Ray Luo
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:41
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Grading comment

谢谢各位！这个Google很奇怪，俺当时查只能查到几个结果，而且没有一个有用。Chance也帮忙查过，但也是无济于事。

11 hrs confidence:

aquae sextiae The Waters of Sextius

Explanation:
aquae = the waters, sextiae = of Sextius
name of the Roman spa town.
the waters = the roman baths

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Sextius = 沙斯提烏斯?:

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