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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries口译员
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kǒu yì yuán
"口译员在国际会议上起到了桥梁作用。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who translates speech orally from one language into another, especially as a profession.
"The conference relied on a skilled simultaneous interpreter to facilitate communication between delegates." - 2
A program that translates and executes instructions in a high-level programming language one line at a time.
"Python uses an interpreter to run code directly without requiring a separate compilation step."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word interpretour, stemming from Old French interprete, and ultimately from the Latin interpres meaning 'agent, translator, or go-between'. Its roots trace back to ancient Indo-European elements associated with commerce, negotiation, and mediation across linguistic divides.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Interpreter" is said worldwide
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interprète
Transliteration: ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pʁɛt
"L'interprète a traduit le discours en temps réel."
Dolmetscher
Transliteration: ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃɐ
"Der Dolmetscher half den Diplomaten bei den Verhandlungen."
interprete
Transliteration: inˈtɛrprɛte
"L'interprete ha tradotto ogni parola con precisione."
intérprete
Transliteration: inˈteɾpɾete
"El intérprete facilitó la comunicación en la conferencia internacional."
intérprete
Transliteration: ĩˈtɛɾpɾitʃi
"Precisamos de um intérprete para a reunião de negócios."
दुभाषिया
Transliteration: dubhashiya
"बैठक में विचारों का आदान-प्रदान करने के लिए एक दुभाषिया मौजूद था।"
口译员
Transliteration: kǒu yì yuán
"口译员在国际会议上起到了桥梁作用。"
통역사
Transliteration: tong-yeok-sa
"전문 통역사의 도움으로 회의가 원활하게 진행되었습니다."
通訳者
Transliteration: tsūyakusha
"通訳者が外国の要人の言葉を正確に訳した。"
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