例十五 :Potency, curve of action, characteristies of absorption and elimination are factors that play an important role in determining where a drug may be used.
【說明】factors增譯為“4個因素”
【譯文】效價,作用曲線,吸收與排泄的特點,是決定一種藥物用藥部位的4個重要因素。
(2)增譯解說性詞語
用來補充原文中意義含蓄的詞。
例十六:The edema in glomerulonephritis is seldom if ever relieved by the degree of dietary restriction of salt and the high protein.
【說明】if ever含義不明確,需加字增譯。
【譯文】腎小球腎炎引起的水腫,即使能夠通過限制飲食中鹽和高蛋白質的攝入量而得到緩解,也是罕見的。