calque

英 [kælk] 美[kælk]
  • n. 语义转借;译借;仿造
  • vt. 转借;仿造

英英释义


1. an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language

中文词源


calque 仿造词

来自拉丁词calco, 踢,踩,词源同decal, inculcate. 原指拓本,通过拓本描摹。

英文词源


calque (n.)
"loan translation of a foreign word or phrase," from French calque, literally "a copy," from calquer "to trace by rubbing" (itself borrowed in English 1660s as calk), introduced 16c. from Italian calcare, from Latin calcare "to tread, to press down."

词态变化


复数: calques;