由于每个汉字的读音就是一个音节，所以在翻译外文姓名时，原本不长的名字会显得比较长，而那些本身就很长的外文名则显得格外冗长了。

The transition into Chinese, in which every character is pronounced as one syllable, tends to make otherwise short names seem long, and can make already long ones seem interminable.

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由于每个汉字的读音就是一个音节，所以在翻译外文姓名时，原本不长的名字会显得比较长，而那些本身就很长的外文名则显得格外冗长了。

The transition into Chinese, in which every character is pronounced as one syllable, tends to make otherwise short names seem long, and can make already long ones seem interminable.

youdao