an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language;
"`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
例句
'Traffic calming' is a calque of the German 'Verkehrsberuhigung'. traffic calming 是由德语 Verkehrsberuhigung 直译过来的。
the tendency of disyllable is obvious;the trend of foreign words' many entity is conspicuous;the phenomenon of calque is popular;and most of them are vivid and used as spoken language. 校园流行词语的发展趋势是：字母外来词大量增加、双音化趋势明显、外来词多元化倾向突出、仿造词现象普遍、口语性和形象性强。
