“词无定译”是有经验的翻译家的一句名言,确实具有很强的指导意义。我的理解是,这话不仅指一个词在文中的意义要取决于上下文,而且指词义要根据译出语,也就是原语的词书(对英译汉来说就是英美出的词书)解释并参照上下文,不能根据译者认定的对应词。下面举例说明,例句全部取自英国小说 Jane Eyre,译文引自国内出版的各种《简·爱》译本。 “Word without any translation ” is a famous translator’s famous quote, does have a very strong guiding significance. My understanding is that this not only means that the meaning of a word in the text depends on the context, but also refers to the meaning of words according to the translated words, that is, the original words of the book (for the English-Chinese translation is Anglo-American book) Explain and refer to the context, can not be based on the translator that the corresponding words. As an example, the examples are all taken from the British novel Jane Eyre. The translation quotes various versions of Jane Eyre published in China.