牛津词典今年最新收录词汇,脑洞大开!

《牛津英语词典》每隔一段时间都会加入一些时兴的热词,一开始还算正经。

但这几年来,它的画风好像就越来越接地气了。。。

去年收录的词语里还有Hangry(生“饿”气)、Chav(低下阶层爱穿名牌服饰的年轻人 )、Selfie(自拍) 等一系列神奇的单词。。。

 

今年6月份,《牛津英语词典》的更新版中,又一次新增了900多个新词。

必小编选了几个具有代表性的,分享给大家~

 

Precariat 朝不保夕阶级

The term precariat, referring to a class of people whose employment, income, and living standards are insecure or precarious .

朝不保夕阶级指的是职业、收入和生活水平无保障或不稳定的一类人。

A blend of precarious and proletariat, the word has risen to prominence in recent years in the context of discussions about the growing number of people whose livelihoods rely on casual and freelance labour.

它结合了“precarious”(不稳定的)和“proletariat”(无产阶级)这两个词,近年来在讨论依靠临时工作和自由职业生活的人的数量日益增多的问题上经常被用到。

 

Zero-hours 无固定时限

Zero-hours, which is used in the UK to designate a contract of employment that does not include a guarantee of regular work for the employee.

“zero-hours”(无固定时限)这个词,在英国这个词用来形容没有固定工作保障的劳动合同。

 

Sharrow 自行车和机动车共用车道

Sharrow, a blend of share and arrow used in North America to refer to a road marking used to indicate which part of a road should be used by cyclists when the roadway is shared with motor vehicles.

“Sharrow”这个词是把“share”和“arrow”结合在了一起,在北美当自行车和机动车辆共用一条道路的时候,这个词用来标志这种车道的标记。

 

 

Microaggression 轻度冒犯

The word microaggression refers to a statement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination or prejudice against members of a marginalized group such as a racial minority.

Microaggression”(轻度冒犯)这个词用来描述对少数种族等边缘化群体的间接、细微或无意的歧视或偏见的一种说法、行动或事件。

It has become markedly more common in mainstream use over the past several years, but it has been used in academic contexts for decades.

在过去的几年里变得非常常用了,但其实在学术界这个词已经使用几十年了。

 

Spoiler alert 剧透警告

The phrase spoiler alert has become commonplace in online discussions of films and television as a way of warning readers that an important detail of the story is about to be divulged .

在网络上讨论电影和电视剧的时候经常会见到“Spoiler alert”(剧透警告)这个词,它是用来提醒读者某个故事的重要细节就要被泄露了。

 

 Aromantic 没有发展恋情的欲望

To be aromantic is to have no desire to form romantic relationships.

“Aromantic”指的是没有发展恋情的欲望。

 

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