Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
cross-section
Chinese translation:
跨领域的/多领域的
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Frank Feng
Feb 1, 2017 00:10
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English term
cross-section
English to Chinese
Other
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
环境
As in 'by setting it up as a global competition, the aim is to engage a cross-section of leading thinkers to quickly and creately deliver carbon neutral urban projects, through the encouragement of multidisciplinary teams for the development of innovative and sustainable urban projects.'
what is 'a cross-section of leading thinkers'?
thinkers from different walks of life?
what is 'a cross-section of leading thinkers'?
thinkers from different walks of life?
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +1 | 跨领域的/多领域的 |
Frank Feng
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| 4 | 典型/阶层 |
jarv95888
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Sep 14, 2022 02:57: Frank Feng Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Frank Feng
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典型/阶层
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Since "cross-section" is used as a quantity word instead of a determiner, it should refer to a group of thinkers, thinkers on a certain level across the field, rather than thinkers at all levels throughout the field.
(Check the definition by 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 at http://www.youdao.com/w/eng/cross-section /#keyfrom=dict2.in...
(Check the definition by 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 at http://www.youdao.com/w/eng/cross-section /#keyfrom=dict2.in...
Discussion
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N-COUNT If you refer to a cross-section of particular things or people, you mean a group of them that you think is typical or representative of all of them. 典型
例：
I was surprised at the cross-section of people there.
我对那里人的典型性类型感到惊讶。