Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Discretionary activity
Chinese translation:
非强制性
Added to glossary by
albertdeng
Jan 17, 2007 08:01
17 yrs ago
English term
New Zealand
Highest, strongest, best
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, English
Discretionary activity
English to Chinese
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
The application is a discretionary activity under the Operative Auckland City District Paln (Isthmus Section) 1999.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +3 | 非强制性 |
Shaun Yeo
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| 4 +1 | 任意性作业 |
Shang
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| 4 +1 | 自主决定（自由裁量）行为， |
Linguist Laureate
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| 4 | 自發性活動 |
Philip Tang
|
Proposed translations
+3
2 hrs
Selected
非强制性
转换一下吧，activity可以不用译出。其实我个人不太喜欢用"xx性“、"xx化"的结构，可考虑译成“xx可自行决定申请与否”，就看你怎么安排句子了。
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-01-17 10:58:46 GMT)
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补充一下：假定这个application指的是申请，而不是应用。
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-01-17 10:58:46 GMT)
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补充一下：假定这个application指的是申请，而不是应用。
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+1
2 hrs
Linguist Laureate
China
China
Native in Chinese
China
Accredited & Acclaimed En=Ch Translator
Native in: Chinese
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, Japanese to Chinese, and 1 more.
2 days 21 hrs
Philip Tang
China
China
Native in English
&
Chinese
China
Seasoned US hi-tech/management executive
Native in: English 
, Chinese
Works in: Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Chinese
自發性活動
discretionary activity 也可以說是一種 "自發性的活動"
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