不过,词典表示,这个词在2016年的使用率比上一年增长了2000%,而今年正好是脱欧公投和美国总统大选之年。
Mr Grathwohl said: "Fuelled by the rise of social media as a news source and a growing distrust of facts offered up by the establishment, post-truth as a concept has been finding its linguistic footing for some time," he said.
Grathwohl先生说:“随着社交媒体崛起成为资讯 "We first saw the frequency really spike this year in June with buzz over the Brexit vote and again in July when Donald Trump secured the Republican presidential nomination.
“我们最开始注意到这个词使用频率暴增是在今年6月英国脱欧公投期间,后来7月份,特朗普被确定为共和党总统候选人时使用频率再次明显增加。”
"Given that usage of the term hasn't shown any signs of slowing down, I wouldn't be surprised if post-truth becomes one of the defining words of our time."
“鉴于目前这个词的使用频率还没有降低的迹象,post-truth最终成为定义我们这个时代的词汇之一,我也不会觉得奇怪。”
2016年其他入选词汇
Adulting:像一个负责任的成年人一样行为处事,尤其是完成一些单调但必要的任务
Alt-right:完整的拼写方式为alternative right,即“另类右翼”,持有极端保守或反对变革观点的意识形态组织,主要特点是反对主流政治,通过网络媒体故意散布有争议的内容
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