B********r
发帖数: 2317 | 1 如果想说：＂xx软件不适用于xx公司＂应该怎么说？
xx sofware is not applicable for the xx company? |
o********l
发帖数: 12430 | 2 compatible?
【在 B********r 的大作中提到】
: 如果想说：＂xx软件不适用于xx公司＂应该怎么说？
: xx sofware is not applicable for the xx company?
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O******e
发帖数: 734 | 3 Doesn't even make sense in Chinese.
某软件不适用于某用途。
某软件不符合某公司的需求。
The software is not suitable for a particular purpose.
The software does not suit the needs of X, Inc.
【在 B********r 的大作中提到】
: 如果想说：＂xx软件不适用于xx公司＂应该怎么说？
: xx sofware is not applicable for the xx company?
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B********r
发帖数: 2317 | 4 就是说某软件在这个公司并不适用啊，中文说的通啊
【在 O******e 的大作中提到】
: Doesn't even make sense in Chinese.
: 某软件不适用于某用途。
: 某软件不符合某公司的需求。
: The software is not suitable for a particular purpose.
: The software does not suit the needs of X, Inc.
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O******e
发帖数: 734 | 5 The original phrase may be acceptable colloquially, but it is not good
diction and semantically incorrect.
The proper semantics should be
某种工具（不）适用于某种用途。
and not
某种工具（不）适用于某个地方。
【在 B********r 的大作中提到】
: 就是说某软件在这个公司并不适用啊，中文说的通啊
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B********r
发帖数: 2317 | 6 哎呀，俺问的是英文的，不要纠缠中文啦
某种东西在某个地方并不适用，中文里这种说法没有问题吧
【在 O******e 的大作中提到】
: The original phrase may be acceptable colloquially, but it is not good
: diction and semantically incorrect.
: The proper semantics should be
: 某种工具（不）适用于某种用途。
: and not
: 某种工具（不）适用于某个地方。
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f*********n
发帖数: 11154 | |
s**s
发帖数: 404 | 8 why is "applicable" unsuitable?
【在 f*********n 的大作中提到】
: try "unsuitable"
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f*********n
发帖数: 11154 | 9 Very nice! A software is unsuitable to a company's needs; a software that
is not applicable to a company has nothing to do with that company.
【在 s**s 的大作中提到】
: why is "applicable" unsuitable?
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s**s
发帖数: 404 | 10 can we use "unsuitble for" and "applicable for" here?
ok, I see. "unsuitable" is used when we need apple instead of orange; while
"not applicable" is used when we prefer photoshop to blur ourselves rather
than 10-mega camera to amplify the blur.
【在 f*********n 的大作中提到】
: Very nice! A software is unsuitable to a company's needs; a software that
: is not applicable to a company has nothing to do with that company.
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B********r
发帖数: 2317 | 11 so unsuitble means it is not what we want, not applicable means it doesn't
work. RIght?
while
【在 s**s 的大作中提到】
: can we use "unsuitble for" and "applicable for" here?
: ok, I see. "unsuitable" is used when we need apple instead of orange; while
: "not applicable" is used when we prefer photoshop to blur ourselves rather
: than 10-mega camera to amplify the blur.
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O******e
发帖数: 734 | 12 I already gave you the English translations, in the second response to
your initial question.
【在 B********r 的大作中提到】
: 哎呀，俺问的是英文的，不要纠缠中文啦
: 某种东西在某个地方并不适用，中文里这种说法没有问题吧
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O******e
发帖数: 734 | 13 "does not suit" -> "does not match"
"unsuitable", "not suitable" -> "not appropriate"
"not applicable" -> "irrelevant", "no relation"
Microsoft Excel does not suit this accounting firm's spreadsheet
software requirements. We need a spreadsheet program that can plot
data in four dimensions.
AutoCAD is a great architectural CAD program, but it is not applicable
to the accounting business.
The violent computer game Grand Theft Auto XXX is unsuitable for young
children.
【在 B********r 的大作中提到】
: so unsuitble means it is not what we want, not applicable means it doesn't
: work. RIght?
:
: while
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s**s
发帖数: 404 | 14 z@n it's clear now.
【在 O******e 的大作中提到】
: "does not suit" -> "does not match"
: "unsuitable", "not suitable" -> "not appropriate"
: "not applicable" -> "irrelevant", "no relation"
: Microsoft Excel does not suit this accounting firm's spreadsheet
: software requirements. We need a spreadsheet program that can plot
: data in four dimensions.
: AutoCAD is a great architectural CAD program, but it is not applicable
: to the accounting business.
: The violent computer game Grand Theft Auto XXX is unsuitable for young
: children.
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n******t
发帖数: 4406 | 15 The point is: there may not exist unique English counterpart for
a certain Chinese expression. So for a proper translation,
additional context information are often required.
【在 B********r 的大作中提到】
: 哎呀，俺问的是英文的，不要纠缠中文啦
: 某种东西在某个地方并不适用，中文里这种说法没有问题吧
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o********l
发帖数: 12430 | 16 老大
你好久没说这么多话了
感动呀
【在 n******t 的大作中提到】
: The point is: there may not exist unique English counterpart for
: a certain Chinese expression. So for a proper translation,
: additional context information are often required.
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