are some things not still eminently valuable even if they can’t be sustained
Chinese translation: eminently = 非常; 'eminently' should be 'intrinsically'?
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| 3 | eminently = 非常; 'eminently' should be 'intrinsically'? |
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2 days 11 hrs confidence: 
eminently = 非常; 'eminently' should be 'intrinsically'? Explanation: 整个句子是疑问句 - rhetorical question are some things not = are not some things 'still ... even if' = still ... even (al)though 结构 There is a double negative. Take it out and you get: Are only those things which can be sustained in the short term by local resources valuable? eminently = fml very （正式）非常 eg Your decision was eminently fair. 你的裁决非常公正。（朗文进阶词典） -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days2 hrs (2009-03-20 20:20:17 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- [ IMO the more usual collocations would be: 'intrinsically valuable', and 'eminently worthwhile'] |
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