"脱欧"击败"特朗普主义" 当选柯林斯词典年度词汇_时事

"脱欧"击败"特朗普主义" 当选柯林斯词典年度词汇

英国柯林斯词典 It is a world where the most intimate feelings and desires can be portrayed with a single emoticon.

当今世界，即使是最私密的情感和渴望，人们都可以用一个简单的表情符号来传达。

And it seems the fleeting nature of social media and texting is having an impact on the English language as the words we most frequently use are getting shorter.

社交媒体及短信的迅捷性已对英语产生了影响，比方说，我们最常用的词语正在变得越来越短。

Helen Newstead, the head of language content at Collins, said its 2016 "words of the year" list has been strongly influenced by the younger generation and not only includes current words like Brexit but also short phrases from social media and a four-letter acronym; Jomo.

柯林斯的语境部负责人海伦•纽斯戴德声称，2016年柯林斯“年度词汇”榜单深受年轻一代的影响，它不仅包括像“英国退欧”这种最新词汇，也囊括来自社交媒体的短语，甚至还有一个四个字母的缩略语——JOMO Jomo stands for the joy of missing out and is used when one decides to pass up on a party invitation without any fear of missing the event.

JOMO即错过的乐趣。比如说，当你拒绝参加一个聚会，却不担心错过聚会的乐趣时，就可以使用这个词。

It is thought to be the first time an acronym has been included on the Collins list, which has been issued since 2017 and celebrates terms that have enjoyed a significant rise in usage.