《韦氏词典》日前宣布,2016年年度词汇是“超现实”(surreal)。《韦氏词典》根据一个词汇每一年的搜索增加总量以及增加的环比,来确定词汇的受欢迎程度。2016年是不同寻常的一年,然而《韦氏词典》表示,11月唐纳德·特朗普赢得美国总统选举之后,“超现实”一词的搜索量为有史以来最高。
Dictionary Merriam-Webster has named "surreal" as its word of the year.
韦氏词典将“超现实”定为2016年度词汇。
The lexicographer selected surreal - which means "unbelievable, fantastic" - after spikes in searches following terrorist attacks and the US election.
“超现实”意为难以置信、不可思议。恐怖袭击和美国大选后,因“超现实”一词被人们疯狂搜索,词典编纂人士便将其选为年度词汇。
The attacks in Brussels, the Bastille Day massacre in Nice and the attempted coup in Turkey all saw an increase in how often people searched for the word.
布鲁塞尔恐怖袭击、法国国庆日尼斯袭击和土耳其未遂政变后,人们搜索“超现实”的频率越来越高。
But the single biggest spike in look-ups came the day after Donald Trump's election, said Merriam-Webster.
但韦氏词典表示,唐纳德•特朗普当选总统后的一天内,该词的搜索量达到巅峰。
"It just seems like one of those years," said Peter Sokolowski, the dictionary's editor at large.
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