Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
enjoin positive acts
Chinese translation:
命令相应行为
Added to glossary by
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Jul 27, 2004 09:35
19 yrs ago
English term
enjoin positive acts
English to Chinese
Social Sciences
History
Intellectual History
...Many of the rules were prohibitions, of the kind most of us are nowadays familiar with under the name of taboos, such, for instance, as the law forbidding the Jew to eat pork; others, like the law of circumcision, enjoin positive acts. The prophets were rebels against the strict letter of the Law; they were at the very least religious idealists who sought to go beyond the Law, and did in fact widen and deepen the religious life of their people.
最后算来第二句末的 enjoin positive acts 所指何事？
最后算来第二句末的 enjoin positive acts 所指何事？
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 3 | 命令相应行为 |
Vera Baras
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| 4 | (象包皮环切术的法律一样)，责成人们的积极行为 |
Ray Luo
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| 3 | enjoin (formal) = to instruct someone to do something or to behave in a particular way; 提倡 |
chica nueva
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Proposed translations
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Vera Baras
俄文/英文/匈牙利文/中文翻译
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Chinese to Russian, Chinese to English, Hungarian to Russian, and 3 more.
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命令相应行为
命令（指定）相应行为
"laws enjoining positive acts" indicating the things one should do vs. "prohibitions", i.e. the law indicating the things one should not do
"laws enjoining positive acts" indicating the things one should do vs. "prohibitions", i.e. the law indicating the things one should not do
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My problem was with "enjoin.""
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(象包皮环切术的法律一样)，责成人们的积极行为
enjoin：
US LEGAL to legally force someone to do something or stop doing something
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
US LEGAL to legally force someone to do something or stop doing something
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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chica nueva
Native in English
Specializes in field
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Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
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enjoin (formal) = to instruct someone to do something or to behave in a particular way; 提倡
enjoin (formal) = to instruct someone to do something or to behave in a particular way eg We were all enjoined to be on our best behaviour. He enjoined (= suggested) caution.
提倡? = advocate (外研社"汉英词典")
advocate = to suggest or support an idea, plan, or action, often in public 主张;鼓吹;提倡;拥护
[Suggestions: If you have a good English-English dictionary, you can find the meaning of 'enjoin', no problem. A thesaurus would help to find synonyms for 'enjoin', such as 'advocate'. Even Googling on 'enjoin definition' should give you 同义词和近义词, in a thesaurus-type way...]
提倡? = advocate (外研社"汉英词典")
advocate = to suggest or support an idea, plan, or action, often in public 主张;鼓吹;提倡;拥护
[Suggestions: If you have a good English-English dictionary, you can find the meaning of 'enjoin', no problem. A thesaurus would help to find synonyms for 'enjoin', such as 'advocate'. Even Googling on 'enjoin definition' should give you 同义词和近义词, in a thesaurus-type way...]
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