Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

plumbing history

Chinese translation:

分析/探究历史数据

Added to glossary by clearwater
Apr 24, 2007 07:28
18 yrs ago
English term

plumbing history

English to Chinese Tech/Engineering IT (Information Technology) business intelligence
Rather than filling endless requests for reports, Honerkamp’s team is now focused on working with economists and modelers to develop predictive modeling, a major shift in focus from plumbing history to preparing for future business activity. “The trick for us is to understand not just our lagging indicators but our leading indicators,” he says.
Proposed translations (Chinese)
4 +3 分析/梳理过去

Discussion

clearwater (asker) Apr 24, 2007:
晕......我把plumbing理解成“管道”了:(

Proposed translations

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16 mins
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分析/梳理过去

Plumb=To examine closely or deeply; probe

普通一点可以说“分析过去”,文绉绉一点可以说“梳理过去”,我看到文章标题有类似的呼应:Weave...the fabric

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Note added at 18 mins (2007-04-24 07:47:40 GMT)
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当然,history译成“历史”也不是不可以,只是上下文放进去略微有点奇怪。
Peer comment(s):

agree li sha
16 mins
agree Jian Zhang
15 hrs
agree Danbing HE
2 days 19 hrs
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