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「どの文献を読んでもいまいちピンとくる表現のないネガティブな美、はかないものを愛する心、これが、日本人特有の美しさを形成しているのです。」
I think the English translation for this should be:
"The heart that cherishes 'negative' beauty for which there is no sufficient expression that comes to mind, that cherishes fleeting things--that is what creates the (idea of) beauty that is unique to the Japanese people."
Is that right?
「どの文献を読んでもいまいちピンとくる表現のないネガティブな美、はかないものを愛する心、これが、日本人特有の美しさを形成しているのです。」
I think the English translation for this should be:
"The heart that cherishes 'negative' beauty for which there is no sufficient expression that comes to mind, that cherishes fleeting things--that is what creates the (idea of) beauty that is unique to the Japanese people."
Is that right?
I think the English translation for this should be:
"The heart that cherishes 'negative' beauty for which there is no sufficient expression that comes to mind, that cherishes fleeting things--that is what creates the (idea of) beauty that is unique to the Japanese people."
Is that right?
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It's right, ネガティヴ in this case, ネガティヴな美 implies like 控えめな美しさ or 主張しない美しさ I think.
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I don't think it's right because 美 and 心 are two different separated things.
The sentence says the heart and the beauty shape the own bountifulness of Japanese people
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どの文献を読んでもいまいちピンとくる表現のないネガティブな美
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儚いものを愛する心
=> 日本人特有の美しさ
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あ、なるほど。
「The subdued beauty for which there is no word that comes to mind that sufficiently expresses it, the heart that cherishes fleeing things--this is what creates the idea of beauty that is unique to the Japanese people.」でどうでしょうか？
「The subdued beauty for which there is no word that comes to mind that sufficiently expresses it, the heart that cherishes fleeing things--this is what creates the idea of beauty that is unique to the Japanese people.」でどうでしょうか？
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だいぶ良くなりましたね。
subdued sounds like kinda forced by someone to me but is that wrong?
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@cunningham18 inherentという言葉に該当する表現は"美"に対しては修飾されてないと思います。
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@cunningham18 Don't be sorry man. I'm not blaming nor makin' a fool of you at all! We all are here to learn :)
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「subduedＸ」は「取り押さえられたＸ」という意味をよく持つと思いますが、こういう場合では「控えめなＸ」という意味を示すと思います。
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