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16:16 May 1, 2012 |
Japanese to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Law (general) | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Harry Oikawa Local time: 03:35 | ||||||
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4 +1 | Importunate, unrelenting |
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3 | Persistent, insistent, or relentless |
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Persistent, insistent, or relentless Explanation: I believe 執劫なis similar to 執拗な. It is used when an act is done in a persistent manner. If a person is determined to do something despite difficulties, or he/she continues an act for a long period of time without interruption, or repeats frequently, especially in a way that is annoying and cannot be stopped, his/her act is done in a manner of what this Japanese term describes. E.g., a persistent offender -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2012-05-01 18:53:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The character 劫 refers to an unspecified long period of time, or nearly infinite length of time, during which an act is repeated. This is why 執劫な is slightly different from 執拗な. This nuance of the character may help you understand the term in question. |
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Importunate, unrelenting Explanation: “執拗な” is an adjective and adverbial form of it is “執拗に”. This word describes an attribute that of persisting and therefore annoying action or thought. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2012-05-01 21:23:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry but when I posted this answer, the first part of the explanation has gone missing. I must be my mistake. I wrote the first part as; “執劫” is not listed in even one of the biggest Japanese dictionary, Kojien, but If you look at sentences where “執劫” is used its meaning is almost identical with “執拗”. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/importunate Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unrelenting |
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