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2024 年度代表字 這些字你知道嗎?2024’s Words of the Year Give New Meaning to Old Terms

2024’s Words of the Year Give New Meaning to Old Terms
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2024 年度代表字 這些字你知道嗎?2024’s Words of the Year Give New Meaning to Old Terms
有趣的是,柯林斯詞典摒棄的其中一個單詞被牛津大學出版社選為其年度代表字。
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  Interestingly, one of the words Collins Dictionary discarded was selected by Oxford University Press (OUP) for its own Word of the Year. On its website, the publishing house of the University of Oxford stated it had conducted a public poll in which over 37,000 people participated. The voters, along with OUP’s language experts, settled on the term “brain rot.” One main reason for the decision was the vast amount of interest in the noun during 2023 and 2024, with its usage increasing by 230%. In fact, brain rot is not a new term by any means. The first recorded use of the expression was by American writer Henry David Thoreau in his book Walden in 1854.

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Words in Use
interestingly
[ˋɪntrəstɪŋlɪ]
adv. 有趣的是
publishing
[ˋpʌblɪʃɪŋ]
n. 出版業
publisher
[ˋpʌblɪʃɚ]
n. 出版社;發行人
poll
[pol]
vt. 做問卷調查
n. 民意測驗
voter
[ˋvotɚ]
n. 選民
vast
[væst]
a. 廣闊的;巨大的
usage
[ˋjusɪdʒ]
n. (字的)用法
criticize
[ˋkrɪtɪ͵saɪz]
.vt. 批評
criticism
[ˋkrɪtə͵sɪzəm]
n. 批評,爭議;評論(均不可數)
tendency
[ˋtɛndənsɪ]
n. 傾向
explanation
[͵ɛkspləˋneʃən]
n. 解釋,說明
intellectual
[͵ɪnt!ˋɛktʃʊəl]
a. 智力的
n. 知識分子
consume
[kənˋsjum]
vt. 消費;吃;喝;消耗
Extra Words
discard
[ˋdɪskɑrd]
vt. . 丟棄
n. 不要的東西(可數)
conduct
[kənˋdʌkt]
vt. 處理;指揮(樂團)
decline
[dɪˋklaɪn]
n. & vi. 下跌
vt. & vt. 婉拒
overconsumption
[ˌəʊvəkənˈsʌmpʃn]
n. 過度消費
trivial
[ˋtrɪvɪəl]
a. 瑣碎的,不重要的
excessive
[ɪkˋsɛsɪv]
a. 過多的
Practical Phrases
not... by any means
 絕(對)不(會)
= by no means

I am not happy to see Michael by any means.
看到邁可我絕對不會覺得高興。

in favor of
 偏好/支持/贊成⋯⋯

I'm in favor of taking a break before we start working again.
贊成在我們重新開始工作之前先休息一下。

it seems likely + that 子句
 看來有可能⋯⋯

It seems likely that it will be a sunny day tomorrow.
看來明天可能會是晴天。

approve of... 
 贊同……
= agree to...

Father does not approve of our staying up late at night.
老爸不贊同我們熬夜。

I felt upset when nobody approved of my idea at the meeting.
會議上沒有人贊同我的點子,我感到很難過。

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