牛津在线词典最新收录词汇 社交媒体影响语言

2021年3月3日发(作者：consecutive)

he Oxford Dictionary Online is a warehouse of over 600,000 words. Despite this large arsenal,

they continue to pump some of these new words into their dictionaries to keep them up to date.

The world of technology remains a major influence on the English language, with innovative

advances reflected in new entries including ethical hacker, 3D printing, and e-learning. Social

media also continues to shape language evolution: tweeps, video chat, lifecasting, and hat tip are

among the latest words to make their Oxford Dictionary debut, while acronyms regularly used

online (from lulz to OH and UX) have also been recognized.

牛津在线词典是一个收录有

< p>
60

万单词的在线词库。尽管收词量如此丰富，还是持续有一些

< p>
新单词被归入字典中，

使之跟上时代的步伐。

科技 对英语语言的发展仍起着重要作用，

新词

条中包括

ethical hacker

，

3D print ing

和

e-learning

都反映 出科技的创造性进步。社会媒体同

样在塑造着语言的改变：

tw eeps

、

video chat

、

lifecasting

还有

hat tip

都首次进入了牛 津词

典的最新词条，而诸如

lolz

、

OH

和

UX

等 常常在网上出现的缩略语也被收录其中。

1. hat tip

(n.) - (in online contexts) used as an acknowledgement that someone has brought a piece

of information to the writer’s attention, or provided the i

nspiration for a piece of writing

致敬，

感< /p>

谢。原指英国绅士见面打招呼时摘帽这个动作。

eg. Hat tip to Chris Johnson, who alerted me to the story.

向克里斯

·

约翰逊致敬，是他启发了我这个故事。

2. ethical hacker

(n.) - a person who hacks into a computer network in order to test or evaluate its

security, rather than with malicious or criminal intent

道德黑客：

专门模拟黑客攻击，

帮助客户

了解自己网络的弱点，并为客户提出改进建议的网络安全专家。

eg. Ethical hackers are becoming a mainstay of the effort to make corporate networks more

secure.

道德黑客已经逐渐成为保障企业网络安全的重要力量。

3. group hug

(n.) - an instance of a number of people gathering together to hug each other,

typically to provide support or express solidarity

紧张忙碌的现代社会 ，让我们

“

一起来抱抱

”

吧！

eg. No alternative therapy workshop would be complete without group hugs

对于替代疗法治疗室而言，相互拥抱是不可缺少的。

4. micropig

(n.) - a pig of a very small,

docile

, hairless variety, sometimes kept as a pet

迷你宠物

猪

eg. Micropigs are becoming a popular alternative to a dog or cat and they take just as much work,

money, and time.

宠物猪倍受欢迎，

正在逐步取代猫和狗，

而照顾它所要消耗的精 力、

钱财和时间可是一点也

没少。

5. guilty pleasure

(n.) - something, such as a film, television programme, or piece of music, that

one enjoys despite feeling that it is not generally held in high regard

又内疚又喜悦的矛盾心理，

有罪恶感 的快乐

eg. Everybody has a guilty pleasure

—

for me, it has to be mid 70s disco.

每个人都会有那么点负罪的快乐

——

于我而言，那就是

70

< p>
年代中期的迪斯科舞步。

6. lifecasting

(n.) the practice of broadcasting a continuous live flow of video material on the

Internet which documents one’s day

-to-day activities < /p>

生活播客，

把生活中的活动拍摄成视频传

到网络

eg. Lifecasting creates an interactive, never-ending soap opera.

生活播客创作了一部互动的又永不停止的肥皂剧。

7. lolz

(n. also lols) - fun, laughter, or amusement

消遣、娱乐、大笑

。最初为

laugh out loud

的网络缩略用语，发展为复数形式收录为新词

The image was immediately posted on Facebook, just for lols.

这图片马上就被贴到脸书网上，为的就是消遣。

8. mwahahaha

(n.) - used to represent laughter, especially manic or cackling laughter such as that

uttered by a villainous character in a cartoon or comic strip

坏人角色夸张的大笑