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谭词|2022年度词汇:柯林斯选了啥?
11月1日,柯林斯词典(Collins Dictionary)公布了2022年度词汇——permacrisis,意为“长期不稳定和不安全”。
"Permacrisis", a term that describes "an extended period of instability and insecurity", has been named Collins Word of the Year 2022.
"a term that perfectly embodies the dizzying sense of lurching from one unprecedented event to another, as we wonder bleakly what new horrors might be around the corner." “这个词完美展现了在一件前所未有的大事发生以后又迎来另外一件而带来的眩晕感,因为我们都沮丧不安,又想知道接下来又会发生些什么不好的事情。”
Collins said it chose the word as it "sums up quite succinctly how truly awful 2022 has been for so many people".
It is one of several words Collins highlights that relate to ongoing crises the UK and the world have faced and continue to face, including political instability, the war in Ukraine, climate change, and the cost-of-living crisis.
a heated building where people who cannot afford to heat their own homes may go.形容为因能源成本飙升而难以取暖的人们提供的温馨、温暖的空间。
1. the practice of doing no more work than one is contractually obliged to do, esp in order to spend more time on personal activities.形容在工作中只完成基本职责,更倾向于把时间花在私人活动中;
2. the practice of doing little or no work while being present at one’s place of employment.上班期间偷懒,逃避工作。
a political scandal over social gatherings held in British government offices during 2020 and 2021 in defiance of the public-health restrictions that prevailed at the time.指2020年、2021年疫情期间,英国前首相约翰逊与其政府人员违反防疫政策,进行社交聚会的“派对门”丑闻。
the act of lying flat on the stomach with the legs stretched out.指(为应对高温天气)四肢伸直、趴在凉爽的表面上的行为。
the strategic use of legal proceedings to intimidate or hinder an opponent.指战略性地使用法律程序来恐吓或阻碍对手。
a significant change in a prevailing cultural atmosphere or trend.指主流氛围或文化的重大改变。
(图源:telegraphindia.com)
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