noun🔗Share直译，生搬硬套的翻译. A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language."The word "watershed" is a calque of the German "Wasserscheide"."“Watershed”（分水岭）这个词是德语“Wasserscheide”的直译，也就是一种生搬硬套的翻译。languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share直译，生搬硬套地翻译 To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts."French speakers sometimes calque English phrases, such as translating "skyscraper" literally into "gratte-ciel." "法语使用者有时会生搬硬套地翻译英语短语，比如把“skyscraper”直译成“gratte-ciel”（摩天大楼）。languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
