This paper demonstrates the relationship between translators and dictionaries, and the proper approaches to using dictionaries. Dictionaries play an indispensable role in translation through providing definitions and ...This paper demonstrates the relationship between translators and dictionaries, and the proper approaches to using dictionaries. Dictionaries play an indispensable role in translation through providing definitions and showing various translation skills. However, translators should handle properly the dictionary definition for each word, and interpret within context with consideration of its target readers and the possible effect the translation will possibly have on them.展开更多
文摘This paper demonstrates the relationship between translators and dictionaries, and the proper approaches to using dictionaries. Dictionaries play an indispensable role in translation through providing definitions and showing various translation skills. However, translators should handle properly the dictionary definition for each word, and interpret within context with consideration of its target readers and the possible effect the translation will possibly have on them.