sounding board

Chinese translation: 被征求意见的人

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English term or phrase:sounding board
Chinese translation:被征求意见的人

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English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / 社会学
English term or phrase: sounding board
As in "Serves as a “sounding board” of ideas for the team, specifically in matters relating to social, cultural, & political norms "

It describes the role of a team lead.

The Chinese equivalent without context is “共鸣板"

The translation sounds weird "担任团队的“共鸣板”,为团队提供意见征询,特别在社会文化和政治规范方面的问题上。"
Frank Zou
China
Local time: 02:34
被征求意见的人
Explanation:
或者“决策咨询人”

翻译成加引号的“共鸣板”也挺好
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4 +2被征求意见的人
Frank Feng
4 +1参谋
jarv95888
4 +1决策咨询人
pkchan
4专家顾问
Shang


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被征求意见的人


Explanation:
或者“决策咨询人”

翻译成加引号的“共鸣板”也挺好

Frank Feng
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agree  clearwater: 英汉大词典上的解释是:咨询人
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agree  Jinhang Wang
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专家顾问


Explanation:
A sounding board, also known as a tester and abat-voix is a structure placed above and sometimes also behind a pulpit or other speaking platform which helps to project the sound of the speaker. It is usually made of wood. The structure may be specially shaped to assist the projection, for example, being formed as a parabolic reflector. In the typical setting of a church building, the sounding board may be ornately carved or constructed.[1] The term abat-voix, from the French word for the same thing (abattre (“to beat down”) + voix (“voice”)) is also used in English.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounding_board

Sounding board may also be used figuratively to describe a person who listens to a speech or proposal in order that the speaker may rehearse or explore the proposition more fully.[2] The term is also used inter-personally to describe one person listening to another, and especially to their ideas. When a person listens and responds with comments, they provide perspective that otherwise would not be available through introspection or thought alone.

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参谋


Explanation:
From 柯林斯英汉双解大辞典
1.
N-COUNT If you use someone as a sounding board, you discuss your ideas with them in order to get another opinion. 参谋
例:
He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.
他需要一个参谋,而不是独自思考。

jarv95888
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决策咨询人


Explanation:
sounding board translate to Mandarin Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-simplified/sounding-board
sounding board translate: (探询新想法或建议是否可行的)决策咨询人(或班子). Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese simplified Dictionary.

pkchan
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