Question [CN] Need help with a sentence and a term

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  1. jacha

    jacha Well-Known Member

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    sentence: 也是黑暗精灵神系里面的一尊神灵弓箭少女传下的箭术。
    term: 神系

    other instances of the term being used:
    兽人神系、精灵神系这两大神系也只有联手起来,才能够与萨利雅神系、或者泰坦神系抗衡。

    若非萨利雅神系、泰坦神系这两大人类神系之间乃是死敌关系,双方争斗不休,结下了无数死仇。而且还有中立神系、黑暗神系、海洋神系、巨人神系、巨龙神系等诸多神系在一旁掣肘,整个费索位面根本没有其他非人神系存在的余地。

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  2. Retrospect

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    Rough Translation:
    Term: deities
    Sentence: .....also an archery skill handed down by a divine spirit arrow goddess from the dark elves deities.

    *IMO, this is more about naming convention. You may replace the underlined with other names that have similar meanings.
     
  3. jacha

    jacha Well-Known Member

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    I translated this 神裔 as deity
    how about belief system?
     
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    I will recommend mythos then.
     
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    IMO, "belief system" doesn't sound fantastic. If you have chosen deity for 神裔, I recommend theogony for 神系. Then 黑暗精灵神系 may be "Dark Elves Theogony"
     
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  6. jacha

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    uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu :aww:
    that sounds really cool :D