Question [CN] need help with this sentence. Thanks.

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  1. nonononononono

    nonononononono NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO

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    而白皙又如绸缎般滑腻的肌肤在黑裙的存托下,更显得意韵悠长与激情内敛。
    The part in bold, thanks.
     
  2. Shibb

    Shibb Well-Known Member

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    Since:
    意韵悠长 = (make a) deep impression
    激情 = passionate/intense
    内敛 = reserved

    I concocted:

    That silky-smooth and pale skin wrapped in a black dress. It made her stand out and carve a deep impression of being passionate yet reserved into everyone's mind.
     
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  3. ludagad

    ludagad Addicted to escapist novels

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    Since I can't contribute to a better answer, here's a link: https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Main_Page
    Chinese is pretty neat to learn. Vocab + grammar and you're set for your future translations (let's ignore classical text). So, I should brush up on my grammar too. I'm not sure whether it should be 'passionate restraint' or 'restrained passion' at this point -_-;;.
     
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    Shibb Well-Known Member

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    Based on the context (yes, I googled it up because I was unsure too), it's describing a hot woman walking in a tight black dress. I gave up on deciding which of those two I should focus on and just made them separate.
     
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    anyudr Well-Known Member

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    意韵悠长与激情内敛: lingering charming and full of inner passion .
    that's my best try..hope it helped.

    激情内敛 is describing she is in passion/energetic ,but not in an extroverted way.(maybe due to she is shy, or she don't want to act like she is seducing you)
     
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