Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
自说一套
English translation:
insufficiently grounded
Added to glossary by
Wilman
Mar 10, 2011 02:31
13 yrs ago
Chinese term
自说一套
Chinese to English
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Journalism
嘉宾似乎对国内的艾滋病防治情况并不是很了解,点评也是{自说一套}。
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Proposed translations
(English)
3 | insufficiently grounded | jarv95888 |
4 | sticks to one's own argument | Yalula |
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insufficiently grounded
According to the context, I would have it something like:
...... and his comments were also insufficiently grounded.
P.S. Since there is no identical semantic counterpart to the Chinese expression, my suggesting is to "dissolve" it into the context and rebuild the semantic construct in keeping with the original sentence.
...... and his comments were also insufficiently grounded.
P.S. Since there is no identical semantic counterpart to the Chinese expression, my suggesting is to "dissolve" it into the context and rebuild the semantic construct in keeping with the original sentence.
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sticks to one's own argument
Each holds his/her own views and is unwilling to give ground.
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