考订 [
kǎo dìng]
examine and correct
do textual research
- 我们该怎样处理这些材料呢?首先是进行考订。
What were we to do with our material ? First, the task of criticism. - 他的“词内看词”表现为对词的字、句、声、韵、调、体式、版本等的校勘和考订;
His "textual research on Ci" displays textual criticism of word, sentence, sound, rhyme, accent, writing style and edition. - 其中《元史》满、蒙翻译,有以下三个方面的学术意义,第一,考订历史人物,指正文本疑乱;
Three academic significances are included in the translation of Manchu and Mongolian: Firstly, historical figures' examination and commenting texts' uncertainty.