calque英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.

— David S. Powers, professor of Islamic history and law at Cornell, says he thinks that the word as used today is in the nature of what linguists call a calque, a borrowing from another language in literal translation […]

动词 v.

To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts. transitive

— Terms like "cloud computing" have been calqued into multiple languages, making it easier for global audiences to grasp complex technological concepts. […] For example, translating Shakespeare's works into other languages often involves calquing phrases to maintain the rhythm and metaphorical richness of the original.

词形变化

calques plural calques present,singular,third-person calquing participle,present calqued participle,past calqued past

词源

词源 1

From French calque (“calque”, literally “copy, tracing”), from calquer (“to copy, trace”) (whence also calk), itself borrowed from Italian calcare, from Latin calcāre (“to tread”). Doublet of calcate and calcation.

词源 2

From French calque (“calque”, literally “copy, tracing”), from calquer (“to copy, trace”) (whence also calk), itself borrowed from Italian calcare, from Latin calcāre (“to tread”). Doublet of calcate and calcation.