万能牌/万能卡翻译

万能牌/万能卡是游戏中比较常见的一个道具。我们看到万能的时候,往往就会有肌肉反应,脑中立刻闪现All-purpose, omnipotent, versatile等词,于是就有了All-purpose Card, Omnipotent Card, Versatile Card的翻译。
这篇文章,飒姐来介绍一个地道的翻译——Wild Card。
Wild Card(也可以是Wildcard, Wild-card)最早来源于扑克牌。在扑克牌规则中,万能牌可以充当任意一张花色或数值的牌。
而在游戏中,万能牌可充当任何卡牌,用于合成或打造相应稀有度卡牌。用途是不是很相似呢?
现代游戏中很多术语都来自于扑克,我估计扑克是早期的休闲娱乐方式,慢慢就沿用到了游戏中。比如我之前讲的大R, 中R, 小R。
值得一提的是,英雄联盟中,万能牌是个主动技能。
大家可能会好奇,野蛮野生狂野的Wild怎么就跟万能、万用、百搭搭上边了呢?搜遍全网,有个勉强称得上解释的:
“Something that is wild (such as an animal) is likely to stray, which might have led to the suggestion of wild as a modifying word for a card that is not pinned to any particular value.”
我估计二十世纪某个人在打牌的时候脱口而出, 然后人云亦云就成这样了。
另外,在电竞行业,Wild Card的意思是外卡,指的是本身没有参赛资格,但是主办方给这些没有资格的队伍一些额外的名额让他们竞争。抢到这些额外名额参赛的队伍叫做外卡队。
它的来源是来自体育赛事:
“one picked to fill a leftover playoff or tournament berth after regularly qualifying competitors have all been determined”
现在电竞都纳入奥运了,也是体育赛事,自然就好理解了。
下面几个句子,大家可以感觉一下:
How can you tell which cards are wild?
The team made it into the grand finals as a wild card.
Jokers are wild.
You can also use the wildcards to craft cards you do not currently own.
今天就到这了,完结撒花!