racial insensitivity

Chinese translation: 欠缺种族敏感性

06:58 Mar 2, 2021
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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / AWS
English term or phrase: racial insensitivity
Charlotte Newman, an Amazon Web Services senior manager, alleged in a lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia that Amazon routinely paid and promoted Black employees less and fostered "shocking racial insensitivity" through a lack of sufficient workplace training and anti-discrimination policies.
clearwater
China
Local time: 11:35
Chinese translation:欠缺种族敏感性
Explanation:
因为racial sensitivity还算是个比较常见的说法,所以建议在译文中保留这个“种族敏感性”,把否定的“in”变成中文的“欠缺”。所以shocking racial insensitivity就是“令人震惊地欠缺种族敏感性”。

另一种可能的译法是变成名词性的“缺失”,“令人震惊的种族敏感性缺失”。

供参考。
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Frank Feng
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Summary of answers provided
5对种族问题的麻木(性)
3178118 (X)
3 +1欠缺种族敏感性
Frank Feng
4对种族问题的冷漠 / 对种族问题漫不经心
Kiet Bach
3种族平等方面令人震惊的迟钝
Patrick Cheng


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种族平等方面令人震惊的迟钝


Explanation:
翻成不敏感(性)很别扭

Patrick Cheng
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
欠缺种族敏感性


Explanation:
因为racial sensitivity还算是个比较常见的说法,所以建议在译文中保留这个“种族敏感性”,把否定的“in”变成中文的“欠缺”。所以shocking racial insensitivity就是“令人震惊地欠缺种族敏感性”。

另一种可能的译法是变成名词性的“缺失”,“令人震惊的种族敏感性缺失”。

供参考。


Frank Feng
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对种族问题的冷漠 / 对种族问题漫不经心


Explanation:
shocking racial insensitivity
对种族问题的极度冷漠
对种族问题使人震惊的冷漠

and fostered shocking racial insensitivity
并且助长一种对种族问题极度冷漠的态度

Insensible:
a. Unaware; unmindful; 察觉不到; 漫不经心。
b. Not emotionally responsive; indifferent;没有情感反应;冷漠。

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/insensibility

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Note added at 1 day 12 hrs (2021-03-03 19:15:43 GMT)
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这个 “种族问题” 是指 “工作环境中的种族歧视问题”,racial discrimination in the workplace. 语境里的最后两个字是 anti-discrimination policies.

Kiet Bach
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对种族问题的麻木(性)


Explanation:
一个例子:In these schools, indigenous children often face extreme forms of racism and are subjected to culturally irrelevant or insensitive curriculums.
译文为:在这种学校里,土著儿童往往遇到极端形式的种族主义,并且被迫接受与文化脱节或麻木不仁的课程。

麻木这个词语带有贬义色彩,“不敏感”不能很好地传达原文中的贬义色彩。

3178118 (X)
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