Interface for sdcv (StartDict console version). Translate word by sdcv (console version of Stardict), and display translation use popup tooltip or buffer. Below are commands you can use: `sdcv-search-pointer' Search around word and display with buffer. `sdcv-search-pointer+' Search around word and display with `popup tooltip'. `sdcv-search-input' Search input word and display with buffer. `sdcv-search-input+' Search input word and display with `popup tooltip'. Tips: If current mark is active, sdcv commands will translate region string, otherwise translate word around point. ; Installation: To use this extension, you have to install Stardict and sdcv If you use Debian, it's simply, just: sudo aptitude install stardict sdcv -y And the following to your ~/.emacs startup file. (require 'sdcv) And then you need set two options. sdcv-dictionary-simple-list (a simple dictionary list for popup tooltip display) sdcv-dictionary-complete-list (a complete dictionary list for buffer display) Example, setup like this: (setq sdcv-dictionary-simple-list ;; a simple dictionary list '( "懒虫简明英汉词典" "懒虫简明汉英词典" "KDic11万英汉词典" )) (setq sdcv-dictionary-complete-list ;; a complete dictionary list '("KDic11万英汉词典" "懒虫简明英汉词典" "朗道英汉字典5.0" "XDICT英汉辞典" "朗道汉英字典5.0" "XDICT汉英辞典" "懒虫简明汉英词典" "牛津英汉双解美化版" "stardict1.3英汉辞典" "英汉汉英专业词典" "CDICT5英汉辞典" "Jargon" "FOLDOC" "WordNet" ))