law of Hobson-Jobson

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The process by which words or phrases borrowed between languages will be modified in their pronunciation as necessary to conform to the set of sounds used by the borrowing language.
    — In many places in the Dictionary, I find I have used the expression ‘the law of Hobson-Jobson.’ The name is an adaptation from the expression used by Col. Yule and Mr. Burnell as a name for their interesting Dictionary of Anglo-Indian words. The law is well recognised, though it has lacked a name, such as I now venture to give it.

词源

Coined by Edward Ellis Morris; based on Hobson-Jobson.
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