近日,英國權威的《柯林斯英語詞典》公布了2020年度詞彙。柯林斯詞典2020年度代表詞彙多與新冠疫情相關,和小編一起看看吧!
《柯林斯詞典》十大年度詞彙分別為:
1、lockdown 封鎖
the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interaction, and access to public spaces」
對旅行、社交互動和公共空間出入實施嚴格限制。
2、BLM 黑人的命也是命(Black Lives Matter)的縮寫
Defined by Collins as 「a movement that campaigns against racially motivated violence and oppression」, BLM registered a 581% increase in usage.
《柯林斯詞典》將BLM定義為「反對種族暴力和壓迫的運動」,數據顯示,該詞的使用量增加了581%。
3、coronavirus 冠狀病毒
Any one of a group of RNA-containing viruses that can cause infectious illnesses of the respiratory tract, including COVID-19.
任何導致呼吸道傳染病的RNA病毒,包括新冠病毒在內。
4、furlough 強制休假
a temporary laying-off of employees, usually because there is insufficient work to occupy them; (verb) to lay off (staff) temporarily. From Dutch verlof, from ver (for) and lof (leave); related to Swedish f rlof.
(名詞):暫時解僱僱員,通常是因為沒有足夠的工作來佔用他們;(動詞)暫時解僱(職員)。來自荷蘭語的verlof,來自ver(for)和lof(leave);與瑞典語的f rlof有關。
5、key worker or keyworker 關鍵崗位員工
An employee in any of a number of professions considered to be essential to the functioning of society, for example teachers, police officers, health workers, shop workers, etc.
對社會運行至關重要的若干職業的員工,比如教師、警察、醫護人員、商店店員等。
6、Megxit 梅根退出王室
The withdrawal of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from royal duties, announced in January 2020. From Meg(han), Duchess of Sussex and (e)xit; influenced by Brexit.
薩塞克斯公爵與公爵夫人於2020年1月宣布退出王室職務。該詞受「英國脫歐」一詞的影響,由薩塞克斯公爵夫人梅根名字的頭三個字母和退出英文的後三個字母組成。
7、mukbang 吃播
a video or webcast in which the host eats a large quantity of food for the entertainment of viewers. From meogneun (eating) and bangsong (broadcast).
主播為了娛樂觀眾而在視頻或網絡直播中吃進大量食物。「吃播」一詞由韓語meogneun(吃)和bangsong(播出)組合而成。
8、self-isolate 自我隔離
To quarantine oneself if one has or suspects one has a contagious disease.
在某人確診或疑似有傳染病時自我隔離。
9、social distancing 保持社交距離
The practice of maintaining a certain distance between oneself and other people in order to prevent infection with a disease. Also called: physical distancing.
為防止感染疾病而在自己和他人之間保持一定距離的做法。也可以用physical distancing來表達。
10、TikToker 抖友
A person who regularly shares or appears in videos on TikTok.
經常分享或出現在抖音視頻中的人。
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