Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
venerable arbiter of style
Chinese translation:
德高望重的文体文风权威
Added to glossary by
Mark Xiang
Feb 16, 2005 19:47
19 yrs ago
English term
China
Seasoned US hi-tech/management executive
Native in: English 
, Chinese
Works in: Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Chinese
venerable arbiter of style
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
Journalism
I never met Miss Gould. But deep in a box at home are the proofs of articles I once wrote for The New Yorker, and in the margins is the handwriting of Eleanor Grould Packard - the magazine's venerable arbiter of style, who died on Sunday at 87.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | 德高望重的文体文风权威 |
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| 4 +1 | TRY |
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| 5 | Wrong |
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Proposed translations
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7 hrs
Mark Xiang
Native in Chinese
20 YRS AS MECHANICAL/TECHNICAL ENGINEER!
Native in: Chinese
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
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德高望重的文体文风权威
arbiter
n.
权威人士
arbiter of fashion
时装方面的权威
n.
权威人士
arbiter of fashion
时装方面的权威
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Comment: "Thanks! "
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1 hr
TRY
arbiter： 1 One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator.
2 One who has the power to judge or ordain at will: an arbiter of fashion. See Synonyms at judge.
2 fits here。
决定杂志风格者， 确定杂志风格的决策者。
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Note added at 7 hrs 43 mins (2005-02-17 03:30:56 GMT)
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该杂志的可敬的/德高望重的风格定调人/把关者/决策人.
似有挖苦意味.
2 One who has the power to judge or ordain at will: an arbiter of fashion. See Synonyms at judge.
2 fits here。
决定杂志风格者， 确定杂志风格的决策者。
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Note added at 7 hrs 43 mins (2005-02-17 03:30:56 GMT)
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该杂志的可敬的/德高望重的风格定调人/把关者/决策人.
似有挖苦意味.
19 hrs
Wrong
She's talking about WRITING style, not fashion. That's what copyeditors do -- correct the writing style of writers.
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Note added at 1 day 19 hrs 11 mins (2005-02-18 14:58:08 GMT)
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/020530902X/qid...
Strunk & White\'s \"Elements of Style\" is the single most important style book for the English language. There are also the Chicago Manual of Style and the New York Times Manual of Style. Style has nothing to do with fashion in this sentence. The article is about a copyeditor whose job is to correct the style of writers.
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Note added at 1 day 19 hrs 11 mins (2005-02-18 14:58:08 GMT)
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/020530902X/qid...
Strunk & White\'s \"Elements of Style\" is the single most important style book for the English language. There are also the Chicago Manual of Style and the New York Times Manual of Style. Style has nothing to do with fashion in this sentence. The article is about a copyeditor whose job is to correct the style of writers.
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