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“《中国日报》官方译法为 copycat，而有的人则认为 knockoff 更合适一点，有的外媒倒是简单，直接用 shanzhai 加上解释，比如‘山寨春晚’，直接翻译成‘shanzhai Spring Festival Gala’，……”（芮恩：进入外文字典的中文） 这段话太值得玩味了。中国人用英语意译“山寨”，而外国人却用汉语拼音音译 “山寨”。copycat 的本意是“盲目的模仿者；模仿他人动作或衣着的人”，但是中国的“山寨”者们是“盲目地模仿者”吗？他们往往是有创造性的模仿者，例如“山寨春晚”的组织者。所以，copycat 不能充分传达“山寨”这个词的深意。 在百度上检索一下，看看 shanzhai 出现在几篇英语里的上下文，我们就能够知道把“山寨”翻译成 copycat 是多么的单薄： The Chinese word "Shanzhai" literally means small mountain village, but it's now used to describe products that have names similar to famous brands or people who imitate celebrities. It became a popular name for fakes when "Shanzhai Cellphones", churned out by small-scale manufacturers in southern China, quickly seized a considerable chunk of the mainland market over the past two years. Now "Shanzhai" has been given with a broader meaning of fake, unprofessional or homemade, a slang for anything that steals ideas or styles from already well-known stuff. Shanzhai (Countryside) Spring Festival Gala 'Shanzhai': Faking it for money or fun? Copycat 里有 small mountain village 所携带的 countryside 含义吗？有 homemade 和 small-scale manufacturers 含义吗？更没有 for fun 这样的含义了。千百年来，“山寨”一词还和“起事造反”、“抗拒官府”、“打家劫舍”、“杀富济贫”有着密切的联系，“山寨”总是让人想起“水浒”那样的故事和其中的无数英雄好汉。因此，中国人说“山寨”一词时还有一种冲破了政府管制后的欢乐，有一种“大块吃肉，大碗喝酒”的痛快和豪爽，还有一种恶作剧的成分，大公司对他们无可奈何，使“山寨”者们产生了一种额外的快乐。这些都是 copycat 这样一个单词所无法也不可能传达的。由于英语中找不到一个单词能够恰当地反映“山寨”的复杂含义，于是外国人直接音译了。如果别人问他：“What is Shanzhai?”他再来对这个新词汇进行解释，也许这一解释需要两百个英文单词。但是只要学习一次，听者以后看见 shanzhai 就知道是什么意思了。
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copycat是盲目模仿者的意思。
解释：
copycat 英[ˈkɒpikæt]
美[ˈkɑ:pikæt] n. 盲目模仿者;
[其他] 复数：copycats
例句：
1.The Beatles have copycats all over the world.
披头士乐队的模仿者遍布全世界。
2.You mean that it's a copycat and you have some kind of recall.
你指这些都被拷贝了你也有这样的回忆吗?
3.I think we're definitely dealing with a copycat killer.
想我们肯定在对付一个模仿杀手。
4.I don't think these two guys are an original and a copycat.
我觉得这两个人不是原创和复制的关系。
5.Do you know how to set the copycat on zoom in model?
你知道怎么将复印机设定在缩印(放大)模式上吗?
6.Do you really caught a copycat like this?
你真的认为这是模仿犯干的吗?
7.We haven't ruled out the possibility of a copycat yet.
我们还没有排除模仿犯罪的可能性。
8.The murderer in the movie imitated other famous murderers, so he was copycat killer.
噢，现在我懂了。那个侦探是说那个杀人犯是模仿其他杀人犯的作案方法。
9.This approach makes copycat products particularly damaging, Mr Schiller argued, because customers might become confused.
席勒指出，在这种情况下仿制产品造成的危害尤为突出，因其可能使消费者感到迷惑。
10.Police think this is a copycat crime.
警察认为这是一起模仿犯罪案。
11.If you see a copycat, make sure to let me know.
如果你看到冒充的家伙就告诉我。
12.It may use a copycat name that closely resembles a well-known, reputable organization.
可能使用接近或类似声誉良好的慈善组织的名称。
13.Another new type of show is the shanzhai ( copycat) Spring Festival Gala Show.
另一种新型节目是“山寨春晚”的出现。
14.If there are a string of copycat strikes after Honda, it will be a big headache for companies.
如果发生一系列效仿本田(部件厂)的罢工，企业将感到非常头痛。
15.Mr Milner makes no apologies for his copycat approach: I'm not that creative, he says.
米尔纳觉得自己的抄袭做法并无不妥：我不是那么有创造力的人，他表示。
16.figured I had me my own copycat.
所以我想也许我也能模仿干一次。
17.The Internet has made it harder to enforce intellectual property rights, creating havens for pirates and narrowing the advantage of innovator over copycat.
互联网增加了保护知识产权的难度，成了盗版者的避风港，缩小了创新者相对于模仿者的优势。
18.For years, auto shows in China have been well known for their prominent display of copycat car models.
多年来，中国的车展一直以展示仿制车型而闻名。
19.There are different ways to play the copycat game.
而模仿商业模式的方法也各不相同。
20.Janie is a copycat-she was looking at my answers while we were taking the test!
珍妮是个抄袭者我们在考试时她试图偷看我的答案。
四川创和
copycat[英][ˈkɒpikæt][美][ˈkɑ:pikæt]n.盲目模仿者; 复数：copycats例句:1.There are different ways to play the copycat game. 有好几种方式来进行这场山寨游戏。 .很高兴为你解答！如有不懂，请追问。 谢谢！
西关少爷Billy
copycat山寨双语对照词典结果：copycat[英][ˈkɒpikæt][美][ˈkɑ:pikæt]n.盲目模仿者; 复数：copycats以上结果来自金山词霸例句:1.There are different ways to play the copycat game. 有好几种方式来进行这场山寨游戏。
冰冷的火夫
华尔街日报直接用shanzhai， 跟老外聊天有对方用copycat， 也有knockoff，n. (售价低廉的)冒牌服装;名牌仿制品。 A knockoff is a cheap copy of a well-known product. (INFORMAL) E.g. Frilly dresses are out; Chanel knockoffs are in... You can buy a nice knockoff watch from them. pirate应该是盗版， 也有口语里用rip-off
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