Volume 3,Issue 9
流动的成语—— 英语连字符合成词的修辞和翻译研究
英语连字符合成词作为英语语言中独特的构词现象，因其形式稳定且衍生能力强，与汉语的成语相似，笔者将其比拟为“流动的成语”。本文主要通过对外刊杂志的句子分析，揭示连字符合成词在修辞功能上的多样表现，即示现、折绕和隐喻。本文进一步探讨了连字符合成词的翻译难点，指出语境包晕和借用现有成语是较优的翻译方法。研究表明，连字符合成词不仅在英语报刊中具有重要审美价值，也体现了英汉互译中等同于中国成语的桥梁作用。
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