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at that

Chinese translation: 而且还是

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English term or phrase:at that
Chinese translation:而且还是
Entered by: Edward LIU

04:46 May 2, 2004
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
English term or phrase: at that
Ernest Henry Wilson endured a broken leg, altitude sickness, and capsized boats--the typical misadventures of an explorer. But he wasn't seeking wealth or unknown lands. His quarry was plants, and exquisite ones at that: the fluttery-leaved tree Davidia involucrata, the rare yellow poppy Meconopsis integrifolia, the elegant, trumpet-shaped lily Lilium regale.
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可否处理成“确切地说”？
clearwater
China
Local time: 12:15
而且还是
Explanation:
而且还是
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Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 00:15
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谢谢！
查到了：
at that:moverover
found one, and a good one at that.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4而且还是
Edward LIU
5RIGHT
jyuan_us
4诸如此类
Ray Luo
3就像／就是
David Wang
3FYI moreover...
chica nueva


Discussion entries: 2





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
RIGHT


Explanation:
RIGHT

jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 00:15
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
而且还是


Explanation:
而且还是

Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 79
Grading comment
谢谢！
查到了：
at that:moverover
found one, and a good one at that.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X): 别的免谈、就是那个、而且还是
27 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Andreas Yan
2 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  lanbai
2 days 4 hrs
agree  Danbing HE
3 days 1 hr
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
诸如此类


Explanation:
- all that : everything of the kind indicated <tact, discretion, and all that>
- at that 1 : in spite of what has been said or implied 2 : in addition : 2BESIDES
Merriam-Webster

Ray Luo
United Kingdom
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
就像／就是


Explanation:
他所探寻的是植物，而且还是名贵植物就像：

David Wang
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2 days 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
FYI moreover...


Explanation:
I quite like 'at that'(informal) = 'moreover'(formal), and also the 语气 of Clearwater's 确切地说 because, in this case, the effect of 'at that'is to emphasise 'exquisite ones'.不只/仅是植物,其实是(特殊)的植物' =>Not simply/merely plants, but exquisite plants in fact.

moreover = (formal) used when you are saying something which adds to what you have already said or supports it (正式) 再者;加之;此外;而且(用于对自己说过的内容进行补充或加以支持)eg The Government should have acted long ago. Moreover, they should not have discouraged private companies from taking action. 政府早就该行动了.而且,他们不应该劝阻私人公司采取行动.

I do not really like this definition from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary for this question, but post it for the record. (It shows two more or less equal adjectives, rather than the progression in the question):

...at that (informal) = in addition to that eg It's too expensive, and probably out-of-date at that.


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chica nueva
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