Determining translation similarity of reverse translations for a plurality of languages

A translation device comprising:

• an input unit configured to receive an input sentence in an original language;
• a controller configured to generate a first translation sentence obtained by translation of the input sentence into a first language;
• and
• a display;
• wherein
• the controller:
• generates a second translation sentence obtained by translation of the input sentence into a second language different from the first language, a first reverse translation sentence obtained by reverse translation of the first translation sentence into the original language, and a second reverse translation sentence obtained by reverse translation of the second translation sentence into the original language,
• calculates first similarity as similarity between the first reverse translation sentence and the input sentence and second similarity as similarity between the second reverse translation sentence and the input sentence,
• displays the first translation sentence on the display when the first similarity is more than or equal to the second similarity,
• generates a third translation sentence obtained by translation of the second reverse translation sentence into the first language when the first similarity is less than the second similarity,
• generates a fourth translation sentence obtained by translation of the second reverse translation sentence into the second language,
• generates a third reverse translation sentence obtained by reverse translation of the third translation sentence into the original language, and a fourth reverse translation sentence obtained by reverse translation of the fourth translation sentence into the original language,
• calculates third similarity as similarity between the third reverse translation sentence and the second reverse translation sentence, and fourth similarity as similarity between the fourth reverse translation sentence and the second reverse translation sentence, and
• when the third similarity is less than the fourth similarity, determines whether or not the third translation sentence is identical with the first translation sentence, and displays the first translation sentence on the display when the third translation sentence is identical with the first translation sentence.

A translation method comprising:

• receiving an input sentence in an original language at an input unit;
• generating, at a calculator, a first translation sentence obtained by translation of the input sentence into a first language, and a second translation sentence obtained by translation of the input sentence into a second language different from the first language;
• generating, at the calculator, a first reverse translation sentence obtained by reverse translation of the first translation sentence into the original language, and a second reverse translation sentence obtained by reverse translation of the second translation sentence into the original language;
• calculating, at the calculator, first similarity as similarity between the first reverse translation sentence and the input sentence and second similarity as similarity between the second reverse translation sentence and the input sentence;
• displaying the first translation sentence on a display when the first similarity is more than or equal to the second similarity;
• generating, at the calculator, a third translation sentence obtained by translation of the second reverse translation sentence into the first language when the first similarity is less than the second similarity;
• generating, at the calculator, a fourth translation sentence obtained by translation of the second reverse translation sentence into the second language;
• generating, at the calculator, a third reverse translation sentence obtained by reverse translation of the third translation sentence into the original language, and a fourth reverse translation sentence obtained by reverse translation of the fourth translation sentence into the original language;
• calculating, at the calculator, third similarity as similarity between the third reverse translation sentence and the second reverse translation sentence, and fourth similarity as similarity between the fourth reverse translation sentence and the second reverse translation sentence;
• and
• displaying the third translation sentence on the display when the third similarity is more than or equal to the fourth similarity.