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What does 演绎 mean?


RogerGe

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It seems like 演绎 has two definitions, one which is "deduce", and the other seems to something along the lines of "describe in detail, elaborate, develop, expound on, interpret, act out, display"? I don't really understand the second definition, would someone please explain it to me in detail? 

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The most common usage of 演绎 is this.  When you give several movie actors the same script and have him/her act out the same character, or when you give several musicians the same score and have them perform it, they will not give the same performance.  Rather, each will have his/her interpretation of the script/character/score and will act out according to that.  This interpretation is called 演绎 (noun) or the act of interpreting is called 演绎 (verb).

 

《 美女與野獸》5大必看原因!Emma Waston 完美演繹Belle

 

While 演 mostly cover performance, sometimes this is expanded to encompass the whole thing.  For example the Disney Beauty and the Beast movie can also be called a new 演绎 of the old story:

 

《美女與野獸》70年中真人與動畫版本的演繹與改變

 

And it can cover something more abstract too, like adapting a story into a figure skating programme:

 

俄罗斯花样滑冰【安娜卡列尼娜】冰上演绎托尔斯泰的战争与和平

 

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