Last week we told you that Merriam-Webster consulted their data and named the word of 2022 "gaslighting".
上周,《韦氏词典》参考了他们的数据,公布了其2022年度词汇为“gaslighting(煤气灯效应)”。
Now, Oxford dictionary has crowned their own word "goblin mode", after asking the public's opinion for the first time.
现在,在首次征询公众意见后,《牛津词典》将其年度词汇给了“goblin mode(哥布林模式)”。
Oxford defines "goblin mode" as a slang term for "a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy,
在《牛津词典》中是这样定义goblin mode的:它是一个俚语表达,通常指的是“一种毫无愧疚的自我放纵、懒惰、邋遢或贪婪的行为,
typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations."
常常以拒绝社会规范或期望的方式展现。”
The term started appearing online in 2009.
这一词语于2009年开始出现在网上。
It went viral this year after a fake headline about rapper Kanye West going "goblin mode" made the rounds on Twitter.
今年,在一则关于说唱歌手坎耶·韦斯特进入“哥布林模式”的假标题在推特上疯传后,这个词语迅速走红。
The other two words on the short list were "Metaverse" and the hashtag "I Stand With".
候选名单上的另外两个词是“Metaverse(元宇宙)”和标签“I Stand With(我站XX)”。
Oxford said the word of the year reflects the mood of the last year.
《牛津词典》表示,年度词汇反映了过去一整年的情绪。
Past Oxford words of the year include "vax" in 2021, "climate emergency" in 2019, and "selfie" back in 2013.
过去的《牛津词典》年度词汇包括:2021年的“vax(疫苗)”、2019年的“climate emergency(气候紧急状况)”以及2013年的“selfie(自拍)”。