Covidiot是什么意思？BBC专家解读疫情催生的新词

几个月前，没有人知道blursday是什么意思，而quarantini这个词会让人以为拼写错误，像这样伴随新冠疫情产生的新词还有很多。来看看BBC专家对这些新词的解读。

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Blursday: when all the days blur into one another and you’re not sure if it’s Sunday or Thursday

模糊日：日子都过混了，搞不清是周日还是周四

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Quarantinini: what started off as a concoction of Vitamin D, orange juice and vodka for an immune-building drink, is now just any cocktail you drink during lockdown
隔离鸡尾酒：一开始指的是维他命D、橙汁和伏特加调成的增强免疫力的饮料，现在用来指隔离期间喝的任何鸡尾酒

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Loxit: the exiting from lockdown and its rules
脱封：脱离封锁和封锁期间的规定

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Lockstalgia: we may look back fondly upon the time of lockdown and save up stories to tell our grandchildren
怀念封锁时光：我们可能会深情地回顾这段封锁时光，并留下几个可以讲给孙辈听的故事

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Covidiot: someone who is behaving irresponsibly or flouting government instructions in the face of the virus
新冠白痴：在新冠疫情下做出不负责任的行为或无视政府指令的人

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Doomscrolling: scrolling through social media and seeing a continuous stream of doom and gloom
阴暗刷屏：刷社交媒体，看见一屏又一屏的愁云惨淡

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Quaran-stream: binge-watching several TV series and/or movies while in lockdown
隔离追剧：在封锁期间一口气看完多部电视剧或电影

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Coronalusional: suffering from disordered thinking as a result of, or during, the COVID-19 crisis
新冠妄想症：由于新冠疫情危机而变得思维混乱

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Spendemic: the increase in online shopping while confined during the coronavirus
疫情消费：疫情期间居家隔离时网购增多

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Zumped: ‘dumped’ by a partner via video link [Zoom] or online
视频分手：通过视频会议软件被甩

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Maskhole: someone refusing to wear a mask despite notices being in place
口罩混蛋：（政府）发了通知却依旧拒绝戴口罩的人

英文来源：BBC

编辑：陈丹妮

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