容易誤譯的英語(yǔ):increase by a factor of n（基數(shù)詞）

increase by a factor of n（基數(shù)詞）這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)在特定語(yǔ)言環(huán)境下很容易使人誤譯，那么你覺(jué)得increase by a factor of n（基數(shù)詞）應(yīng)該怎么翻譯呢?increase by a factor of n（基數(shù)詞）的原意又是什么呢?

increase by a factor of n（基數(shù)詞）

［例句］　The annual output of the refrigerators has been increased by a factor of four since 1992.

［誤譯］　自1992年以來(lái)，電冰箱的年產(chǎn)量增加了4倍 。

［原意］　自1992年以來(lái)，電冰箱的年產(chǎn)量增加了 3 倍 。

［說(shuō)明］　若將上例改成The annual output of the refrigerators has been increased four times since 1992.其句意與上例相同。但如果改成The annual output of the refrigerators has been increased by four times since 1992. 則意為“自1992年以來(lái)，電冰箱的年產(chǎn)量增加了4倍?！币簿褪钦f(shuō)：

increase [grow, multiply, ...] +

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