Post-truth当选牛津词典年度词汇_公共英语阅读理解

Post-truth当选牛津词典年度词汇

Post-truth当选牛津词典年度词汇1

到了年底，各类年度词汇评选都开始宣布结果。此前，我们报道过，Brexit（英国脱欧）被选为柯林斯词典的2016年度词汇。昨日，牛津词典宣布其2016年度词汇为post-truth（后真相），单独发布的英美年度词汇也是这个词。今年进入牛津词典年度词汇候选的还包括adulting，Brexiteer，glass cliff等。

Oxford Dictionaries has declared "post-truth" as its 2016 international word of the year, reflecting what it called a "highly-charged" political 12 months.

《牛津词典》宣布post-truth（后真相）为2016年度词汇，这个词反应了这一年政治领域“高度紧张”的状态。

It is defined as an adjective relating to circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotional appeals.

词典将post-truth定义为形容词，描述的是客观事实对公众意见的影响没有感性诉求产生的影响大这样一个状况。

Its selection follows June's Brexit vote and the US presidential election.

这个词当选是拜6月份英国脱欧公投和美国总统大选所赐。

Oxford Dictionaries' Casper Grathwohl said post-truth could become "one of the defining words of our time".

《牛津词典》的Casper Grathwohl表示，post-truth或将成为“定义我们这个时代的词汇之一”。

Post-truth, which has become associated with the phrase "post-truth politics", was chosen ahead of other political terms, including "Brexiteer" and "alt-right".