革命性的意义

English translation: its unprecedented significance

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Chinese term or phrase:革命性的意义
English translation:its unprecedented significance
Entered by: Jason Ma

14:46 Nov 2, 2007
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Chinese term or phrase: 革命性的意义
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jeremy76
its unprecedented significance
Explanation:
its unprecedented significance fully adapted to the trend of...

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Note added at 22 mins (2007-11-02 15:09:00 GMT)
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My humble try:
its unprecedented significance has fully adapted to the trend of informationization, just as digital cameras replacing traditional cameras, and CD players replacing Cassette players
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Jason Ma
China
Local time: 14:35
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5revolutionary implication
franksf
3 +3revolutionary
Perry Svensson
4 +1revolutionary meaning
lbone
3 +2its unprecedented significance
Jason Ma
3 +1significance is revolutionary
Malcolm Mayfield


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
revolutionary meaning


Explanation:
its revolutionary meaning is the same as / similar to ...

lbone
China
Local time: 14:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yi Yuan (X)
33 mins
  -> thank you Yi Yuan
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
its unprecedented significance


Explanation:
its unprecedented significance fully adapted to the trend of...

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Note added at 22 mins (2007-11-02 15:09:00 GMT)
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My humble try:
its unprecedented significance has fully adapted to the trend of informationization, just as digital cameras replacing traditional cameras, and CD players replacing Cassette players

Jason Ma
China
Local time: 14:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bin Tiede (X): groungbreaking significance?
1 hr
  -> Thanks. Actually, your version could make a seperate entry.

agree  Shirley Lao
12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Shirley.
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
revolutionary implication


Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=revolutionary implicati...

franksf
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yi Yuan (X)
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Yi.

agree  Caroline Moreno
19 mins
  -> Thank you, Caroline.

agree  Shirley Lao
11 hrs

agree  orientalhorizon
2 days 20 hrs

agree  bbpooh
4 days
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
revolutionary


Explanation:
yi4yi4 is OK in Chinese but I think it feels a bit awkward in English. I'd say, "It is revolutionary in the same way that digital cameras were (revolutionary) when they replaced traditional cameras, or CD players when they replaced cassette/tape players."

Perry Svensson
Taiwan
Local time: 14:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bin Tiede (X)
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  Malcolm Mayfield: You're right.
2 days 1 hr
  -> Thanks

agree  orientalhorizon
2 days 9 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
significance is revolutionary


Explanation:
Its significance is revolutionary, like digital cameras replacing...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-11-02 17:16:22 GMT)
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...and it is fully in keeping with the trends of the information age/economysociety

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Note added at 1 day2 mins (2007-11-03 14:49:48 GMT)
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(or) is revolutionary in its significance

Malcolm Mayfield
United States
Local time: 01:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  bbpooh
4 days
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