术语“神圣数字”的详细信息

英译术语:

sacred number

汉语语境:

数字“七“由来已久地被西方人视为神圣数字，相反，数字“九"向来为中国封建帝王所推崇。许多资料可证实，数字“七"与数字“九"在中西方不同的文化里具有不同的含义:中国人偏爱数字“九"，认定数字“九"很吉祥，讨厌数字“七"；而西方人则偏爱数字“七"，认定数字“七"很神圣，避讳数字“九"。

英语语境:

“Seven" has long been regarded as the sacred number by westerners while "nine" was always held in esteem by Chinese feudal kings.There are many proofs to show that "seven" and "nine" have different cultural connotations in the western and the eastern cultures: Chinese people have a preference for "nine" because"nine" is considered as a lucky number while "seven" is on the contrary strongly disliked.For western people, "seven" is favored much more than "nine".