Oct 2, 2014 04:23
9 yrs ago
English term
so much as ...as
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Please suggest translation for the following:
"It wasn’t so much as a political challenge as a religious challenge."
"It wasn’t so much as a political challenge as a religious challenge."
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 | 胜过/大于 |
jarv95888
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| 5 +2 | 与其......不如 |
albertdeng
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Proposed translations
11 hrs
Selected
胜过/大于
它所具有的挑战，宗教性胜过（or 大于）政治性。
（Just some other options.)
（Just some other options.)
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Comment: "thanks a lot"
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1 hr
albertdeng
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4
与其......不如
so much as A as B
与其说是A，不如说是B。
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-02 05:45:43 GMT)
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另外一个说法是more B than A。
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-02 05:47:14 GMT)
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首先应该说明so much as A as B之前是否定的(It wasn't)
与其说是A，不如说是B。
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-02 05:45:43 GMT)
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另外一个说法是more B than A。
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-02 05:47:14 GMT)
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首先应该说明so much as A as B之前是否定的(It wasn't)
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