汉译英常见错误 | 青霉素是一种抗感染的特效药

[译] 青霉素是一种抗感染的特效药。
[误] Penicillin is considered a special medicine for infection.

[正] Penicillin is considered a specific medicine for infection.
[注] "特效药"常说 specific medicine (remedy), specific 用作名词时,亦作"特效药"解,如:Quinine is a specific against malaria. 奎宁是抗疟疾的特效药。special 作"特殊的"、"专门的"解,如:It is a special hospital. 那是一所专科医院。/ He is making a special study of physics. 他专修物理学。