随着社会的进步和科技的发展,新的发明创造不断涌现,随之也就出现了描述这些事物的新术语。在科技英语翻译中,我们常常碰到如何把这类术语译成适当的汉语的问题。通常,有以下约定俗成的方法。 1.意译:意译就是对原词所表达的具体事物和概念进行仔细推敲,以准确译出该词的科学概念。这种译法最为普遍,在可能的情况下,科技术语应采用意译法。例如: holography 全息摄影术 astrionics 宇航电子学 guided missile导弹 aircraft carrier航空母舰 videophone 可视电话 With the progress of society and the development of science and technology, new inventions and creations continue to emerge, and new terminology describing these things emerges. In S & T translation, we often encounter the problem of how to translate such terms into proper Chinese. In general, there are the following conventions. 1. Free translation: free translation is to express the specific words and concepts of the original carefully scrutinized to accurately translate the scientific concept of the word. This translation is the most common, where possible, scientific and technical terms should be used in free translation. Example: holography holography astrionics astrionics guided missile missiles aircraft carrier aircraft carrier videophone videophone