年終將至,各大機構紛紛推出年度熱門代表字。美國韋氏字典選出「大流行病」(pandemic)、英國柯林斯字典則公布是「封城」(lockdown),老牌牛津字典聲稱2020是史無前例的多事之年,代表字選不出來,原因是「多到令人目瞪口呆且無言(speechless)!」
【年度代表字淺談】
■speechless 一時說不出話來的
A:Speaking of the word of the year, Oxford Dictionary claimed 2020 left them speechless.
(說到年度字,牛津字典說2020讓他們瞠目結舌。)
B:They thought that 2020 has been filled with new terms unlike any other!
(他們認為2020充滿前所未有的新詞彙!)
■to accommodate 使順應、相符
A:Right!These new 2020 words may include pandemic, coronavirus, social distancing, systemic racism, etc.
(對,有大流行病、新冠病毒、社交距離、結構性歧視等。)
B:It's truly a year that cannot be neatly accommodated in one single word.
(這真不是個一字即可一語帶過的一年。)
■quirky 奇特的
A:Among the quirky phrases that have come from lockdown, the one "Blursday" is so cool!
(在封城的熱門詞中,Blursday這個字很酷。)
B: Agreed!It refers to the difficulty in determining what day of the week it is!
(對!它是指封城封到弄不清今天星期幾。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. to define:下定義;解釋
2. unrest:動亂、動盪
3. to outline:概述、略述
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