自说一套

English translation: insufficiently grounded

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Chinese term or phrase:自说一套
English translation:insufficiently grounded
Entered by: Wilman

02:31 Mar 10, 2011
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
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Chinese term or phrase: 自说一套
嘉宾似乎对国内的艾滋病防治情况并不是很了解,点评也是{自说一套}。
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Wilman
United States
Local time: 20:43
insufficiently grounded
Explanation:
According to the context, I would have it something like:

...... and his comments were also insufficiently grounded.

P.S. Since there is no identical semantic counterpart to the Chinese expression, my suggesting is to "dissolve" it into the context and rebuild the semantic construct in keeping with the original sentence.
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jarv95888
Local time: 20:43
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4sticks to one's own argument
Yalula
3insufficiently grounded
jarv95888


  

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sticks to one's own argument


Explanation:
Each holds his/her own views and is unwilling to give ground.

Yalula
China
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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2 days 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
insufficiently grounded


Explanation:
According to the context, I would have it something like:

...... and his comments were also insufficiently grounded.

P.S. Since there is no identical semantic counterpart to the Chinese expression, my suggesting is to "dissolve" it into the context and rebuild the semantic construct in keeping with the original sentence.

jarv95888
Local time: 20:43
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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