在《牛津英語詞典》最近的季度更新中,有五百多個單詞和詞組被添入,其中包括了“搶鏡”(Photobombing)、“眾籌”(crowdfunding)、“推特紅人”(twitterati)等熱詞,它們大多與科技和流行文化有關(guān),反映了英語的與時(shí)俱進(jìn)。
1.meh /咩/
感嘆詞:隨便,呵呵
int.expressing indifference or a lack of enthusiasm.
2.twerk/特沃爾克/
名詞:電臀舞,高頻扭動屁股的舞姿
v.to dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner, using thrusting movements of the bottom and hips while in a low, squatting stance.
3.stagette/斯達(dá)捷特/
名詞:婚前新娘和閨蜜的狂歡
n.a party given for a woman about to be married (known elsewhere as a bachelorette party or hen night).
4.mahala/馬哈拉/
形容詞:免費(fèi)的
adj. for nothing, gratis.
5.freegan/福瑞干/
名詞:(為環(huán)保)吃丟棄的食物的人
n.a person who eats discarded food, typically collected from the refuse of shops or restaurants, for ethical or ecological reasons.
6.twitterati/推特啊弟/
名詞:推特紅人
n.The Tweet elite, whose feeds attract thousands of followers and whose 140-character spews capture the attention of the rapt who doggedly monitor them.
7.Sexting /塞克斯停/
名詞:發(fā)送色情短信
Sex+Texting.
8.Photobombing/否頭棒冰/
名詞:成功搶鏡的行為(見圖中大表姐)
n.the act of spoiling (a photograph) by unexpectedly appearing in the camera'sfield of view as the picture is taken, typically as a prank or practical joke.
9.Crowdfunding/可繞得方頂/
名詞:眾籌
n.The act of fundraising by using the Internet or a similar network to solicit funds from a large pool of potential donors.
10.autotune /奧拖吞/
名詞:電音修飾人聲(聽聽T-pain的音樂或者Cher的believe,你就知道這個詞是怎么回事了)
n.a software package that automatically manipulates a recording of a vocal track until it is in tune regardless of whether or not the original performance was in tune
11.webisode/歪必搜得/
名詞:網(wǎng)絡(luò)劇
n.an episode of a television show that is available online for viewing or download.
12、dog whistle/刀哥 未搜/
名詞:看似無傷大雅實(shí)則對特定群體不善的言語
n.The use of terms that seem innocuous but are intended to convey a hidden and potentially controversial message to a particular audience.
13.vape/薇帕/
動詞:吸電子煙
v.To inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.
14.shipping/些品/
名詞:萌CP,湊CP
n.A term used to describe fan fictions that take previously created characters and put them as a pair.
15.FOMO/否某/
名詞:社交控
n.Fear of Missing Out
16.choss/翹絲/
名詞:[攀巖用語引申]爛東西
n.Low quality or useless. A rock climbing term.
17.dhaba
名詞:印度、巴基斯坦的街邊飯店
n.Dhaba is the name given to roadside restaurants in India and Pakistan.
18.FLOTUS/付樓特絲/
名詞:美國第一夫人
n.First Lady of the United States.
19.SCOTUS/斯購特斯/
名詞:美國最高法院
n.Supreme Court of the United States.
20.Enviropig/因歪肉皮哥/
名詞:環(huán)保豬,是一種雙基因轉(zhuǎn)殖豬
n.A genetically modified Yorkshire pig that produces phytase in its salivary glands and can thus digest plant phosphorus more efficiently than ordinary pigsn.
21.nanosized/納諾塞斯德/
形容詞:納米級
adj. Having a size measured in nanometers.
22.on-trend/昂川的/
形容詞/副詞:潮, 流行
adj.and adv.Having characteristics which conform to current fashion trends.
23.old-earth
名詞:母親(不是老地球哦)
n.The mother. A person's mother. The elder wise woman of the family.
24.lede/里德/
名詞:文章的開頭
n.Paragraph in literature is the opening paragraph of an article, essay, news story or book chapter.
25.wuss /唔絲/
名詞:膽小鬼
n.A person regarded as weak, ineffectual, or overly fearful.
26.howay/吼喂/
感嘆詞:[俚語]快點(diǎn)兒!
int. Slang meaning 'come on', 'hurry up' and so on.
27.deep web
名詞:網(wǎng)絡(luò)中用傳統(tǒng)搜索引擎找不到的東西
n.The part of the World Wide Web not accessible through conventional search engines.
28.retweet/瑞推特/
動詞:轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)推特
v.To repost or forward another user's message on the social networking website Twitter.
29.JavaScript/加瓦斯葵潑特/
名詞:JAVA語言
n.An interpreted computer programming language
30.hyperlocal/嗨坡嘍扣/
名詞:網(wǎng)絡(luò)城市
n.Related to a very small area, smaller than normally considered local.
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