Machine translation apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
View Patent ↗A technical term dictionary stores terms of a first language and each translated term of a second language. A translation memory stores source sentences of the first language and each target sentence of the second language. A translation unit translates a text of the first language into an output text of the second language by the technical term dictionary and the translation memory. A corresponding translation pair extraction unit extracts, from a source sentence matched with a sentence of the text and a target sentence corresponding to the source sentence stored in the translation memory, a corresponding translation pair comprising a word in the source sentence and a translated word corresponding to the word in the target sentence. An unmatch check unit checks whether the translated word does not match with a translated term corresponding to the word in the output text.
1. A machine translation apparatus comprising:
a technical term dictionary configured to store terms of a first language and translated terms of a second language respectively corresponding to the terms;
a translation memory configured to store source sentences of the first language and target sentences of the second language respectively corresponding the source sentences;
a translation unit configured to translate an input text of the first language into an output text of the second language by comparing each word in each sentence of the input text with the technical term dictionary and by comparing the each sentence of the input text with the translation memory;
a corresponding translation pair extraction unit configured to extract, from a source sentence, of the source sentences, matched with a sentence of the input text and a target sentence, of the target sentences, corresponding to the source sentence stored in the translation memory, a corresponding translation pair comprising a word in the source sentence and a translated word corresponding to the word in the target sentence;
an unmatch check unit configured to determine whether the translated word does not match a translated term corresponding to a term matched with the word in the output text, and, in response to a determination that the translated word does not match the translated term, store the translated word and the translated term as an unmatched translation pair; and
a selection unit configured to select, in response to the determination that the translated word does not match the translated term, one of the translated word or the translated term,
wherein the translation unit is further configured to suppress usage of the technical term dictionary or the translation memory which does not store the one, and retranslate the input text using the technical term dictionary or the translation memory which stores the one.
2. The machine translation apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising
an editing unit configured to uniformly edit the other of the translated word or the translated term using the one.
3. The machine translation apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an editing unit configured to edit the other of the translated word of the target sentence stored in the translation memory or the translated term stored in the technical term dictionary using the one;
wherein the translation unit is further configured to retranslate the input text using the translation memory or the technical term dictionary in which the other is edited.
4. A non-transitory computer readable medium for causing a computer to perform a method for translating an input text of a first language into an output text of a second language by comparing each word in each sentence of the input text with a technical term dictionary and by comparing the each sentence of the input text with a translation memory, wherein the technical term dictionary stores terms of the first language and respective translated terms of the second language corresponding to each of the terms, and the translation memory stores source sentences of the first language and respective target sentences of the second language corresponding to each of the source sentences, the method comprising:
extracting, from a source sentence, of the source sentences, matched with a sentence of the input text and a target sentence, of the target sentences, corresponding to the source sentence stored in the translation memory, a corresponding translation pair comprising a word in the source sentence and a translated word corresponding to the word in the target sentence;
determining whether the translated word does not match a translated term corresponding to a term matched with the word in the output text; and
in response to a determination that the translated word does not match the translated term:
storing the translated word and the translated term as an unmatched translation pair;
selecting one of the translated word or the translated term;
suppressing usage of the technical term dictionary or the translation memory which does not store the one; and
retranslating the input text using the technical term dictionary or the translation memory which stores the one.
5. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 4 , the method further comprising
uniformly editing the other of the translated word or the translated term using the one.