Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 24, 2007 01:27
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK) 
Works in: Chinese to English
软禁
Chinese to English
Other
Human Resources
部门领导撤了我的工作并对我进行软禁. 在软禁的那段工作时间里我每天上班在那儿坐思.
The only term I can think of for "软禁" is "house arrest/confinement". However, it does not make sense in this context. How can you go to work when you are under house arrest?
How should I translate 软禁 in this case?
The only term I can think of for "软禁" is "house arrest/confinement". However, it does not make sense in this context. How can you go to work when you are under house arrest?
How should I translate 软禁 in this case?
Proposed translations
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| 4 | 猜想 |
Lu Zou
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| 4 +2 | FYI |
Nai-Ching Ting
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| 4 +2 | 停职反省 suspend somebody/be suspended from one's duties, and force/forced to engage in introspection |
Shang
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| 3 +2 | restricted |
peiling
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Proposed translations
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猜想
也许作者的原意被关禁闭（be placed in confinement）? 因为没有多少领导可以软禁他人，除非是强权的国家领导。
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "My client chose "confinement". I think it should work.
Confinement: The state of being held within a space from which the person is not able to exit without the permission of another and within which his or her movements may be restricted."
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19 mins
Nai-Ching Ting
Native in Chinese
Specializes in field
32 years, for more than 22 million words
Native in: Chinese
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
Related KudoZ points
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4
FYI
How about "grounded" or "under invisible supervision"? The person may be grounded or under invisible supervision in his/her own office.
Peer comment(s):
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Jian Zhang
: As a father of two kids, think grounded is a perfect word here.
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Thanks. I think the term is proper, through our parental experience:)
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Shaunna (X)
: Haha，parent talk...
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Thank you! Yeh, interesting...
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21 mins
restricted
The person's movements were limited to certain allowed activities. In this case, the person was probably allowed to go to work but banned from doing his job.
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2 hrs
停职反省 suspend somebody/be suspended from one's duties, and force/forced to engage in introspection
停职反省 suspend somebody/be suspended from one's duties, and force/forced to engage in introspection
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