Glossary entry

Chinese term or phrase:

反觀

English translation:

in comparison to / on the other hand / in contrary to

Added to glossary by Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Dec 14, 2007 04:04
16 yrs ago
Chinese term

反觀

Chinese to English Other Other general written Chinese
反觀英國之法制, ...
(Preceding sentence was about the law in Taiwan.)
Proposed translations (English)
4 +12 in comparison to / on the other hand / in contrary to
Change log

Dec 19, 2007 10:44: Wenjer Leuschel (X) Created KOG entry

Dec 19, 2007 10:45: Wenjer Leuschel (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/73066">Wenjer Leuschel (X)'s</a> old entry - "反觀"" to ""in comparison to / on the other hand / in contrary to""

Proposed translations

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in comparison to / on the other hand / in contrary to

It depends on the context. 反觀 is just an expression to initiate a sentence.

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-12-14 04:15:47 GMT)
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1. As a comparison, the British law...
2. In comparison to the British law...
3. On the other hand, the British law...
4. In contrary to the British law...

The above ones are possible answers. However, 1 and 3 are the most probable ones.
Peer comment(s):

agree LoyalTrans
10 mins
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agree ZhiBing SUN
1 hr
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agree maxzhy
1 hr
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agree Philip Tang
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agree Huijun Suo : No. 2 and 4 don't apply. 反观英国法制 implies that 英国法制 will be the topic of the following discussion.
2 hrs
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agree orientalhorizon : sometimes may just means "while......".
3 hrs
Thanks. Yes, while the British law....
agree Shirley Lao
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agree pkchan : in contrast, on the contrary
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agree happycow
1 day 8 mins
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agree oxfordberry
1 day 9 hrs
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agree rchan
1 day 18 hrs
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agree mojdrag : (in comparison with: not to) AGain pkchan offers another excellent alternative.
18 days
Thanks. Both "in comparison with" and "in comparison to" are possible.
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