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English英语 term or phrase:
imperatives
Chinese汉语 translation:
守則
English英语 term
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imperatives
How do you call "imeratives" in noun form?
| 3 +2 | 必須遵守的指令 |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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| 5 +2 | 不必亦步亦趋。可有多种译法。 |
Last Hermit
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| 4 +1 | 当务之急 |
Ray Luo
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| 5 | 誡命 |
billychang
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| 5 | FYI: (in this context) 准则 |
Sharlene
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| 4 | 政令、軍令 |
pkchan
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| 3 +1 | 要球 |
smittenkitten
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| 4 | imperative = must = 必须, 必要 |
IC --
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| 3 | 必须遵循的准则 |
chica nueva
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| 3 | 命令/指令/要求/原则 |
Ritchest
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| 3 | 要点 |
peter arnout
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Jul 15, 2006 17:14: Wenjer Leuschel (X) changed "Language pair" from "Chinese汉语译成English英语" to "English英语译成Chinese汉语"
Proposed translations
必須遵守的指令
康德所說的「道德指令」。
中文不好表達，不過姑且稱之為「必須遵守的指令」。
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chica nueva
: Couldn't cut my link to paste it here I'm afraid...
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Thanks.
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wherestip
: Agree. or 使命
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Thanks.
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当务之急
我们当务之急是设法生存下来.
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Zhuoqi Mills (X)
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政令、軍令
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Note added at 59 mins (2006-07-15 18:08:22 GMT)
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政令與軍令間常有的矛盾衝突
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誡命
(名) 命令; 需要; 誡命
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必须遵循的准则
洪恩在线有声双语词典：imperative - [ Translate this page ]形容词 adj. 非做不可的,急需的; 必要的,紧要的. ·, an imperative duty. 非履行 不可的义务 ... 名词 n. (因情势等的) 必要(性) ,义务,要求. ·, moral imperatives. 必须遵循的道德准则. 名词 n. 【语法】[the ~]. 名词 n. 祈使法. 名词 n. ...
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命令/指令/要求/原则
A command; an order.
An obligation; a duty: social imperatives.
A rule, principle, or instinct that compels a certain behavior: a people driven to aggression by territorial imperatives.
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不必亦步亦趋。可有多种译法。
1）两边都是命令，两相冲突／矛盾 ／左右做人难。
2）两边都要服从，顺得哥情失嫂意。
3）左右都是命令，往往令人无所适从／进退维谷。
4）都是命令，都要听，但往往不知听谁的好。
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Sharlene
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peter arnout
: 'yuanze' sounds good! an 'imperative' is also some kind of principle
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FYI: (in this context) 准则
(Longman Dictionary of English Language & Culture)
Job creation has become an imperative for the government.
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要点
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-07-16 10:29:38 GMT)
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'上述両個要点常常出現互相矛盾'
imperative = must = 必须, 必要
The two imperatives often conflict. 此二必须/必要常互相冲突.
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