多元系统采用描述性(descriptive)的研究方法,不斤斤计较于一字一句的忠实与得失,而是将翻译文本视作目标系统中的存在实体,从目标系统的意识形态、诗学、规范,甚至赞助系统等角度描述翻译活动的性质,解释翻译文本的生成、消费,以及在目标文化系统中的功能与运作。 Multivariate systems use a descriptive approach that focuses on the loyalty and gains and losses of the word-for-word instead of focusing on the word-for-word, but interprets the translated text as an existent entity in the target system. From the ideology, poetics, norms, Sponsor system and other aspects of the nature of translation activities to explain the translation of the text generation, consumption, and in the target culture system function and operation.