皮洛士式的勝利 Pyrrhic victory

這樣硬譯還是不容易了解的

“……取得的不過是皮洛士式的勝利 …..”

《中江丑吉在中国》 Nakae Ushikichi in China: The Mourning o...

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Pyrrhic victory

Nightfall

詹宏志先生在人生一瞬 (2006)中 認為Asimov 的 小說Nightfall 譯成夜幕低垂等,都不恰當 因為 nightfall可兼作動詞, 所以譯 夜降等較好

NIGHTFALL 當動詞使用還沒見過 希望讀者賜知

Accountability

Church of England Seeks Accountability From News Corp. in Hacking Scandal The church's investment arm, which owns shares in the News Corporation, sent a letter to Rupert Murdoch asking that senior executives be held accountable for failures at The News of the World newspaper.

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當人們對某字如 accountability不太懂的時候 有時候再找另一字 如"當責"等翻譯它 然後揚揚得意......

accountable
(ə-koun'tə-bəl)
adj.

1. Liable to being called to account; answerable. See synonyms at responsible.
2. That can be explained: an accountable phenomenon.

accountability ac·count'a·bil'i·ty or ac·count'a·ble·ness n.
accountably ac·count'a·bly adv.

accountability[ac・count・a・bil・i・ty]

• 発音記号[əkàuntəbíləti]
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1 説明責任, 義務；会計責任. ▼一般の責任はresponsibility.

2 《教育》成績責任：生徒の成績によって学校の予算や教師の給料が左右される方式.