加拿大候任总督的中文名字“庄美楷”是谁给起的？

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Re: Re: Re: Re: 加拿大候任总督的中文名字“庄美楷”是谁给起的？

最初由 shoulderhead 发布


"ch" 的法语发音和普通话的"歇"是最接近的, 所以音译成"米歇儿"最贴切的.

Well, please note the letter "ë" in her first name "Michaëlle". It is not the French name "Michaelle". Her husband is a French, but she is not. Therefore, her first name cannot be pronounced as in French.

As such, the pronounciation is different. "Ch" sounds like "K". Listen to news broadcasts to check it out.

 

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 加拿大候任总督的中文名字“庄美楷”是谁给起的？

最初由 ccc 发布


Well, please note the letter "ë" in her first name "Michaëlle". It is not the French name "Michaelle". Her husband is a French, but she is not. Therefore, her first name cannot be pronounced as in French.

As such, the pronounciation is different. "Ch" sounds like "K". Listen to news broadcasts to check it out.

没错!!
不过在中文音译的时候, 不仅仅是根据sound来译, 还要考虑的是人本身. 一个来自的魁省的人, 有个法语的名字更贴切.
就象美国前总统肯尼迪的妻子的名字一样, 在中国她的名字被译为"杰奎琳"(Jacqueline),而在美国人为她拍的自传电影里, 她从小被叫做"歇奎琳". 中国人做翻译时, 并没有照抄那个法语发音的名字, 而是给她一个英语的名字, 因为这样挺起来她才是美国人.

 

[JMC]

Well, please note that the « ë » in her name is absolutely French. She was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti where French is spoken. The name Michaëlle is not common but doesn’t mean it’s not French. The two dots (called le tréma) on the e indicate syllable separation in French pronunciation just like the word Noël for Christmas in French. Michaëlle is the female form of Michaël (Please note that there is also a tréma on the e). The name Michael (without the tréma) is English, not French. If you don’t believe me, please check the website (http://meilleursprenoms.com/site/Filles/M6.htm) for French spellings. To those who think the name Michaëlle should be spelt without the tréma in French, I am curious to know where your sources are from. And I don’t see how Michaelle can be pronounced in a French way without the tréma. I have never seen « ae » together in a French word without a tréma. Let me know if you can think of one.

By the way, « ch » is sometimes pronounced like « k » in French like the word « chorale » or « chrétien ». And the « k » pronunciation in her name is absolutely correct, unlike the name Michelle where the « ch » is pronounced like « sh ».