Translation Questions 招安的英语

招安
Amnesty Draft — Ghosts of Translations Past

例句
星界有一流言名為“招安”。在星界中有百萬星名,這些星名誕生於混沌,來歷於傳說。星將血脈便刻下便有生俱來刻下這些印記,傳說所有星界之將都受招安。只要尋到招安的條件便能讓一統星界

Mickey 的翻译

The star world has a rumored “amnesty”. There are millions of star names in the star world that are born from chaos and originated from legends. Those from the bloodline of star generals are engraved with star names when they’re born. It’s said that all generals of the star world are amnestied and they can unite the star world if they find the condition of amnesty.

Ghosts of Translations Past 的解释

To put it into full context, '招安’ as a concept comes from the Water Margin.  As Mickey mentioned, it is like an 'amnesty', except it's a bit special; it's basically an amnesty aimed at outlaws in a region which isn't controlled by the government.  If you accede to it, then you are basically pardoned for any crimes you have committed, made into a govt official, and act on the government's behalf in wars and stuff.  So you can consider the term 'amnesty draft'.

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