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单词 transliterate
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Definition of transliterate in English:

transliterate

verbtranzˈlɪtəˌreɪttransˈlɪtəˌreɪttrɑːnzˈlɪtəˌreɪttrɑːnsˈlɪtəˌreɪt
[with object]
  • Write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or language.

    把(字母,单词)音译成另一语言体系中相应的字母(单词),按另一字母体系印出

    names from one language are often transliterated into another

    一种语言的名字常被音译成另一种语言。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘But when the Hindi captions are only transliterated instead of being translated, they seem to have very little impact especially in the southern belt,’ he observes.
    • The phonetics and pronunciation of Arabic names, almost alien to English when transliterated, were confusing and, at times, inaccurate.
    • In Kodokan documents it is usually transliterated Yoshiaki, but his passport in 1903 read Yoshitsugu.
    • The obscurity about the major ethnie of Dark Age Scotland was more to do with the fact that the eloquence of their complex sculptured stones was not transliterated into Roman script.
    • The Russian ending of his name can be transliterated as ij, ii, or iy; these rules are often abandoned in favor of forms that have become commonly accepted.
    • A few of the authors transliterated carelessly, even incorrectly, into a sort of pidgin German.
    • In the others, the Japanese words are simply transliterated into English characters, which is still incomprehensible to the average viewer.
    • Other inscriptions discovered are Sanskrit mantras transliterated in Tulu script.
    • Technical terms are defined (both in the text and in the glossary), and all foreign language words presented in the body of the text are transliterated for easy access by the beginning student.
    • Now I do understand it is difficult for publishers to have polytonic Greek on hand, but if that was the problem, why not just transliterate?
    • The Arabic can be transliterated into the Roman alphabet like this.
    • Give us a list of all of Sofia's street signs written in Bulgarian and we will transliterate them into the Latin alphabet.
    • Onomatopoeia - transliterated by the Greeks.
    • Technical terms have been explained and the Greek has been transliterated into English characters.
    • He says they are called tien-hsin but that this is now transliterated as dim sum.
    • Vernacular and academic orthography are therefore often sharply contrasted, the latter having strict conventions for transliterating Arabic into Roman script.
    • Many of the names, transliterated phonetically from Arabic, are not well-known or are difficult to identify from the information given.
    • Names from languages written with different alphabet characters, such as Cyrillic, Hebrew, and Greek, are transliterated with Roman characters.
    • There is also English in modern Hebrew; the word ‘university’ for example is transliterated in Hebrew text.
    • He is known by several different variants of his name, which has been transliterated as Kusyan, Kushiyad, Koshar, Kusiar or Kossar.
    Synonyms
    interpret, render, gloss, put, express, convert, change, construe, transcribe

Derivatives

  • transliteration

  • nountransˌlɪtəˈreɪʃ(ə)ntranzˌlɪtəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
    • Editor's note: the transliteration provided by the author is in accordance with the Michigan-Claremont Encoding System for ASCII
      Example sentencesExamples
      • That's the transliteration of the Cyrillic text, by the way.
      • They use a normal keyboard and type in the characters, using their Latin transliterations.
      • In the beginning there are notes on Thai transliteration, always a problem to the outsider and to the Thais.
      • Chang's approach to the translation of personal names is one that may arouse objection: she decided against the transliteration in favor of semantic translation of all personal names.
  • transliterator

  • noun
    • Join other transliterators to network, work on skills and discuss ethical situations we face while performing our jobs.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Interpreters and transliterators should be as unobtrusive as possible and should not seek to draw inappropriate attention to themselves while performing their professional duties.
      • The new system allows interpreters and transliterators to renew their licenses or permits by logging into the system with their current license or permit number.
      • Fast transliterators require you to download and install a free font to view the page.
      • Those who pay by the minute for their internet service could save either or both of these transliterators and their associated files into a disk library, and recall the programs when offline.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from trans- 'across' + Latin littera 'letter' + -ate3.

Rhymes

alliterate, iterate, obliterate

Definition of transliterate in US English:

transliterate

verb
[with object]usually be transliterated
  • Write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or language.

    把(字母,单词)音译成另一语言体系中相应的字母(单词),按另一字母体系印出

    names from one language are often transliterated into another

    一种语言的名字常被音译成另一种语言。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is also English in modern Hebrew; the word ‘university’ for example is transliterated in Hebrew text.
    • ‘But when the Hindi captions are only transliterated instead of being translated, they seem to have very little impact especially in the southern belt,’ he observes.
    • Many of the names, transliterated phonetically from Arabic, are not well-known or are difficult to identify from the information given.
    • The Arabic can be transliterated into the Roman alphabet like this.
    • The obscurity about the major ethnie of Dark Age Scotland was more to do with the fact that the eloquence of their complex sculptured stones was not transliterated into Roman script.
    • Other inscriptions discovered are Sanskrit mantras transliterated in Tulu script.
    • The phonetics and pronunciation of Arabic names, almost alien to English when transliterated, were confusing and, at times, inaccurate.
    • The Russian ending of his name can be transliterated as ij, ii, or iy; these rules are often abandoned in favor of forms that have become commonly accepted.
    • Technical terms have been explained and the Greek has been transliterated into English characters.
    • Vernacular and academic orthography are therefore often sharply contrasted, the latter having strict conventions for transliterating Arabic into Roman script.
    • Onomatopoeia - transliterated by the Greeks.
    • A few of the authors transliterated carelessly, even incorrectly, into a sort of pidgin German.
    • He says they are called tien-hsin but that this is now transliterated as dim sum.
    • Now I do understand it is difficult for publishers to have polytonic Greek on hand, but if that was the problem, why not just transliterate?
    • Names from languages written with different alphabet characters, such as Cyrillic, Hebrew, and Greek, are transliterated with Roman characters.
    • Technical terms are defined (both in the text and in the glossary), and all foreign language words presented in the body of the text are transliterated for easy access by the beginning student.
    • He is known by several different variants of his name, which has been transliterated as Kusyan, Kushiyad, Koshar, Kusiar or Kossar.
    • Give us a list of all of Sofia's street signs written in Bulgarian and we will transliterate them into the Latin alphabet.
    • In the others, the Japanese words are simply transliterated into English characters, which is still incomprehensible to the average viewer.
    • In Kodokan documents it is usually transliterated Yoshiaki, but his passport in 1903 read Yoshitsugu.
    Synonyms
    interpret, render, gloss, put, express, convert, change, construe, transcribe

Origin

Mid 19th century: from trans- ‘across’ + Latin littera ‘letter’ + -ate.

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