i18n: zh_CN: unify terminology, fix mistranslations, and improve consistency across UI strings#1833
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Summary of changes
This PR improves the quality and consistency of the Simplified Chinese (zh_CN) translation for VeraCrypt. The changes are summarized below in order of importance/frequency:
1. Terminology unification (most frequent, ~40+ entries)
挂载/装载/安装(for volumes)Mount)卷/加密盘/容器(for file-hosted volumes)Volume)卸载/解除安装(for drivers/apps)Uninstall/Unmountas appropriate)Mount(options/menus)Unmount(options/menus)外部的/外层的/外部卷Outer Volume)Boot LoaderBoot Loader) — previously mixed with引导器/加载程序急救盘Rescue Disk) — previously mixed with救援盘2. Format consistency (~20+ entries)
“菜单名”->“子菜单”(was mixing→,-,>)1)2)3)with Chinese parentheses\n\nand spacing between Chinese/English text3. Mistranslation corrections (~15 entries)
首密钥Header Key)首密钥离散算法Key Derivation Algorithm)加密盘(repeated)Volume)释放(Extract context)运行库(Library)动态库/库文件安全口令牌4. Long-sentence simplification (~10 entries)
非常,很,相当) removed.5. New strings (3 entries)
Translated 3 new warning strings related to EFI/Secure Boot, with terminology consistent with the rest of the translation.
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