翻ほん訳やく語ご

noun

translation term; translation equivalent

A word or phrase used as the equivalent of a language-of-origin expression in translation; often discussed in translation studies.

• この翻ほん訳やく語ごは原げん文ぶんのニュアンスをよく伝つたえている。

  This translation term conveys the nuance of the original text well.

noun

loan translation; calque

A word borrowed from another language and translated literally into Japanese, such as 翻訳借用 (calque).

• 「翻ほん訳やく語ご」は、外がい国こく語ごを直ちょく訳やくして作つくられた語ごを指さすこともある。

  The term 翻訳語 can also refer to a word created by literally translating a foreign expression.