city skyline

06:17 Dec 12, 2008
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English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Advertising / Public Relations
English term or phrase: city skyline
The , etched behind the glittering harbour, and flanked by the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge, is an image which never fails to impress.

skyline is one of the English words that we don't have an equivalent Chinese term for. So what do we translate it into? An interpretation certainly won't do in my context.

TIA!
ShelleyX
Australia
Local time: 15:41


Summary of answers provided
4都市远景/都市掠影/都市景色
Jason Young
4都市天际
Helen Li
4城市的天际
fkf
4城市天际线景观
Donny wang
4都市剪影/城市剪影
Melody Song
3悉尼的轮廓 / 悉尼城的轮廓
Sherwin Zhou


  

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都市远景/都市掠影/都市景色


Explanation:
的确没有对应的译法,供你参考。

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Note added at 9 mins (2008-12-12 06:27:45 GMT)
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或:都市建筑风景线 / 都市楼景

Jason Young
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都市天际


Explanation:
skyline:以天空为背景映出的轮廓或图像,我觉得这里可翻成“都市天际”

可参考http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/51816326.html

Helen Li
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悉尼的轮廓 / 悉尼城的轮廓


Explanation:
这里的city可具体化为悉尼

Sherwin Zhou
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城市的天际


Explanation:
skyline:海天相接或陆天相接的地方,这个语境是指细腻各种建筑或其他景致印衬下的天际

fkf
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城市天际线景观


Explanation:
or城市天际线

Donny wang
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都市剪影/城市剪影


Explanation:
由天空衬出的都市建筑剪影。这里主要指的是建筑不是天空。

Melody Song
Canada
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