在英汉翻译中,"internet"与"internetwork"的用法辨析可从以下维度展开:
1. 语义范畴差异
- internet(互联网):作为专有名词时首字母大写(the Internet),指全球性TCP/IP协议网络系统;作为普通名词时指采用TCP/IP协议的任何网络
- internetwork(网际网络):纯技术术语,指通过路由器连接的不同物理网络的集合体,不特指采用特定协议
2. 语用特征对比
- internet具有双重词性:
? 名词:The internet is unstable(网络不稳定)
? 动词(罕用):to internet the device ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
A large network{3} of numerous computers connected through a number of major nodes of high-speed computers having high-speed communications channels between the major nodes, and numerous minor nodes allowing electronic communication among millions of computers around the world; - usually referred to as the internet. It is the basis for the World-Wide Web.
A large network{3} of numerous computers connected through a number of major nodes of high-speed computers having high-speed communications channels between the major nodes, and numerous minor nodes allowing electronic communication among millions of computers around the world; - usually referred to as the internet. It is the basis for the World-Wide Web.