Hi! Can I ask what's the function of using "...what it terms the Sponge City concept" instead of using "the term Sponge City...."? Does it stress or indicate something? Hope to know its semantic mean

Shana

Hi! Can I ask what's the function of using "...what it terms the Sponge City concept" instead of using "the term Sponge City...."? Does it stress or indicate something? Hope to know its semantic meaning, thank you so much!

28 mai 2023 07:24

Réponses · 6

“What if terms” suggests that China uses that word/meaning but other countries might not.

28 mai 2023

Another way to put it is that China has coined the term for its specific usage in the context by giving a new name to describe something with its unique definition.

28 mai 2023

Vous n'avez pas encore trouvé vos réponses ?

Écrivez vos questions et profitez de l'aide des locuteurs natifs !