Bama一词的收录得力于歌手碧昂斯,该词最早是20世纪20年代对美国阿拉巴马州的缩写,而后演化成了一个俚语,指来自美国南部乡下的人。但碧昂斯在今年的最新专辑《Lemonade》里的单曲《Formation》中重新使用了这个词。
The lyric says:
这段歌词是:
My daddy Alabama / Momma Louisiana / You mix that negro with that Creole / make a Texas Bama.
我爸是阿拉巴马人 /我妈是路易斯安纳人 / 他们生了我这个带着克里奥尔血统的黑人/ 让我成了住在德克萨斯的阿拉巴马人。
Words are admitted to the OED, McPherson said, according to their usage.
麦克弗森说,《牛津英语词典》会根据用法来收录词语。
"Once a word goes in, it doesn't come out. We have to have examples of it having passed into common usage or within a specialist area."
她说:“一个词语一旦被收入字典,就不会被删除。当它成为常用词或专业词后,我们必须举出与之相关的例子。”
Among the latest technical terms to have been added are examples of surfer lingo for wave types and surfing techniques.
此次添加的最新术语中,就包括了有关海浪种类和冲浪技巧的冲浪术语。
As usual, a raft of management speak makes it into the dictionary, led by out-strategise: a verb by to outmanoeuvre (an opponent, rival, etc.); to outdo in strategising.
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