2017年度流行新词盘点

2017年度流行新词盘点

*政治*

假新闻fake news

"Fake news" is defined as "false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting".

“假新闻”的定义是“假借新闻报道散播的虚假的、常常具有煽动性的信息。”

科尔宾狂热Corbynmania

Corbynmania refers to fervent enthusiasm for British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

科尔宾狂热指的是对英国工党领袖杰瑞米·科尔宾的极度狂热。

青年冲击Youthquake

"Youthquake" refers to the rallying of young people by Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party during the 2017 General Election of UK.

“青年冲击”指的是2017英国大选期间杰里米·科尔宾领导的工党拉拢年轻人的行为。

反法西斯行动Antifa

"Antifa" means groups united by militant opposition to fascism.

“反法西斯行动”指的是反法西斯的激进组织。

污点材料Kompromat

"Kompromat", a Russian word originally based on the English phrase "compromising material", means material used to blackmail or manipulate someone for political purposes.

“污点材料”这个俄罗斯词语源于英文短语compromising material，意思是出于政治目的用于敲诈或操控某人的材料。

*人物*

流性人gender-fluid

The phrase "gender-fluid" was defined as "not identifying exclusively with one gender rather than another".

“流性人”指的是“无法确定为男性或者女性的人”。

玻璃心男broflake

"Broflake" refers to a man upset by progressive attitudes which conflict with his more conservative views.

“玻璃心男”指的是比较保守、无法接受先进思想的男性。

奶昔鸭Milkshake Duck

"Milkshake Duck" is something which "initially inspires delight on social media but is soon revealed to have a distasteful or repugnant past".

“奶昔鸭”指的是某人或某物“最初在社交媒体上讨人喜欢但很快被发现有不堪或令人厌恶的过往”。

*社交*

回音室Echo chamber

"Echo chamber" refers to sharing opinions in places like social media where only people with similar views will see them.

“回音室”指的是在社交媒体等平台分享观点，只有持类似观点的人会看到。抱抱季cuffing season

"Cuffing season" is the habit of single people seeking a partner for the winter months but not necessarily for a longer period.

“抱抱季”指的是单身男女在冬季寻找伴侣、但不一定发展为长期恋爱的现象。

Insta

"Insta" describes things relating to the photo-sharing app Instagram.

Insta指的是与图片分享应用Instagram相关的事物。

*经济*

零工经济gig economy

"Gig economy" describes an economy built around temporary or freelance workers.

“零工经济”指的是由临时员工和自由职业者构成的经济领域。

独角兽unicorn

Unicorn refers to recently launched business valued at more than one billion dollars.

独角兽指市值超过10亿美元的初创企业。

*时尚*

独角兽风unicorn

"Unicorn" refers to the trend for dousing anything from lattes to bagels in rainbow colours and glitter.

“独角兽风”指的是把所有东西，从拿铁咖啡到百吉面包圈，都装饰得五颜六色亮晶晶。

户外运动风Gorpcore

"Gorpcore" means the trend for wearing functional, outdoorsy clothing.

“户外运动风”指的是穿着功能性户外服装的潮流。

除了以上这些权威词典评出的年度新词，还有一些新词也值得我们去关注，一起来看看：

社交破产social bankruptcy

Social bankruptcy refers to the condition of being so overwhelmed by social media that the only solution is to close all one's accounts.

只有关闭一个人所有的社交账户才能解决一个人因社交媒体不知所措的状态，这就是“社交破产”。