美国文化脱口秀 第418期:10个超实用的英语新词
时间:2019-03-05 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀
英语课
一年快要过去了,少不了各种总结。今天,我们就给大家总结推荐今年10大热门、实用的英语新词!
关键词:
New words: 新词
Buzzwords: 热词
Round up: 盘点
Current affairs: 时事、时政类热词
#1. Clicktivist: 键盘侠
Clicktivist (click+activist 1): 键盘侠
Clicktivism: 键盘侠现象
Click: 点击
Activist: 热血青年
Mouse: 鼠标
Social movements: 社会运动
怎么用?
Clicktivists are only active online. They don't really put themsleves out there: 键盘侠在网上很活跃,但没有实际行动
#2. Trumpism: 特朗普主义
Trumpism (Trump 2+ism): 特朗普主义
ism后缀表示一种主义,比如:
Communism:共产主义
Socialism: 社会主义
怎么用?
Trumpism refers to the ideas and beliefs that Donald Trump stands for: 特朗普主义就是特朗普代表的理念和思想
Many Americans firmly believe in Trumpism: 很多美国人非常相信特朗普理念
还有一个相关的新词:
Trumptize: 特朗普化
ize也是一个常用后缀,表示一种过程,比如:
Globalize: 全球化
#3. Merica: 美国有个新名字
Merica: America, 美国
It's more of a sarcastic 3 usage. But many Americans do use it: 这是一个比较嘲讽的用法,但是很多美国人是会这么说
This word is also in the Oxford 4 Dictionary now: 这个词今年也被收入了牛津词典
怎么用?
Merica is the greatest country in the world: 米国是世界上最伟大的国家
*注意发音*
不是m?r?k?, 是m?rk?
*注意使用*
You should always use "America" in most situations: 大家说“美国”,基本上还是应该用America
Merica is only for joking and being sarcastic: Merica只能用在开玩笑、讽刺的情况下
Fashion & lifestyle: 时尚、生活方式类新词
*这些词都是portmanteaus*
两个词组成的混成词。大家还记得我们以前做过节目说这些“破馒头”词吗?
#4. Femleisure: 温柔休闲风
Femleisure (feminine+leisure): 有女人味儿的运动休闲风
Feminine: 温柔、女人味儿
Leisure: 休闲
怎么用?
Many Instagram celebrities 5 like Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner have the femleisure style: 美国很多Instagram网红,比如Gigi, Kendall都是这种温柔休闲风
想到去年两个很红的时尚风格,同样也是portmanteau(混成词):
Athleisure (athletic+leisure): 运动休闲风
Normcore (normal+core): 简单基础风
#5. Yogacise:瑜伽锻炼
Yogacise (yoga+exercise): 瑜伽运动法
Yoga with more physical exercise routines: 融入较大力度动作的瑜伽
怎么用?
I'm super into yogacising: 我特别喜欢瑜伽锻炼
10个超实用的英语新词
#6. Wext:边走边微信
Wext (walk+text): 边走路、边发微信、看手机
怎么用?
We're all guilty of wexting: 人人都有这个问题
I'm always annoyed when people wext and run into me: 我最怕被边走边看手机的人撞到
#7. Adorkable:有魅力的书呆子
Adorkable (adorable+dork): 有魅力的书呆子
Adorable: 可爱的、有吸引力的
Dork: 书呆子,近义词nerd
Adorable can describe kids: adorable可以形容可爱的小孩
But it's also used to describe someone you are attracted to: 但也能形容你觉得某人很有吸引力
Chemistry: 化学反应
Dork is the new hot: 书呆子风很流行
You can use "adorkable" on both men and women: 这个词用来形容男生、女生都可以
怎么用?
Do you find Mark Zuckerberg adorkable? 你觉得扎克伯格帅吗?
Acronyms 6: 缩写类
#8. YOLO:人生苦短,抓住现在
YOLO (You only live once): 人生只有一次
It's an attitude towards life: 形容一种人生态度
People used to say the Latin phrase "carpe diem". Now, they say "YOLO": 以前,大家会说拉丁语“carpe diem", 现在年轻人都说“YOLO"
怎么用?
When you do something crazy or exciting and post on social media, you can write "YOLO": 你做一些比较疯狂或者特别的事情,发朋友圈,可以写“YOLO"
Bungee jumping: 蹦极跳
#9. FOMO:错过恐惧症
FOMO (fear of missing out):恐怕自己会错过
怎么用?
Our culture is so FOMO now. People always want to get a piece of the newest trends: 现在就是跟风文化,大家都要追最新的潮流
Housing prices are always going up. Gotta buy it now. FOMO: 房子的价格永远在涨,一定要早点买, FOMO
反义词:
JOMO (joy of missing out):不跟风很快乐
#10. OTP:模范情侣/夫妻
OTP (One true pair): 一对真爱
Many millennials in America love using OTP when talking about a couple: 美国很多90后谈到一对恋人时,特别爱用OTP这个词
怎么用?
The Obamas are the ultimate OTP: 奥巴马和太太绝对是一对OTP
n.活动分子,积极分子
- He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
- He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
adj.讥讽的,讽刺的,嘲弄的
- I squashed him with a sarcastic remark.我说了一句讽刺的话把他给镇住了。
- She poked fun at people's shortcomings with sarcastic remarks.她冷嘲热讽地拿别人的缺点开玩笑。
n.牛津(英国城市)
- At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
- This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。
n.(尤指娱乐界的)名人( celebrity的名词复数 );名流;名声;名誉
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目