各大英文词典选出的2016年度词汇

各大英文词典选出了哪些2016年度词汇？跟哪些事件有关？

1. post-truth（后真相）（Oxford Dictionaries牛津词典）（https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/word-of-the-year/word-of-the-year-2016）

After much discussion, debate, and research, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2016 is post-truth– an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’.

牛津词典将“post-truth”选为2016年度词汇。post-truth定义为“在塑造公共舆论方面，客观事实不如情感和个人信念更有影响力”。

The concept of post-truthhas been in existence for the past decade, but Oxford Dictionaries has seen a spike in frequency this year in the context of the EU referendum in the United Kingdom and the presidential election in the United States. It has also become associated with a particular noun, in the phrase post-truth politics.

“post-truth”成为牛津词典2016年度词汇，与英国脱欧公投和美国总统大选有关。相关的名词是“post-truth politics（后真相政治）”。

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2. surreal（超现实）（Merriam-Webster韦氏词典）（https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-of-the-year-2016）（https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/19/surreal-trump-fascism-merriam-webster-2016-word-of-the-year）

The Word of the Year for 2016 is surreal, with lookups of the word spiking for different reasons over the course of the year. Beginning with the Brussels terror attacks in March, major spikes included the days following the coup attempt in Turkey and the terrorist attack in Nice, with the largest spike in lookups for surreal following the U.S. election in November.

“surreal”成为韦氏词典2016年度词汇，与布鲁塞尔恐怖袭击、土耳其政变、尼斯恐怖袭击有关。在11月特朗普赢得美国总统大选之后，“surreal”的查询量达到最高。

The definition of surreal is: “marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream.” It’s a relatively new word in English, only dating back to the 1930s, derived from descriptions of the artistic movement of the early 1900s known as surrealism.

“surreal”的意思是现实像梦境一样具有强烈的不合理性。

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3. Xenophobia（仇外）（Dictionary.com）（http://blog.dictionary.com/xenophobia/）

Xenophobia成为Dictionary.com的2016年度词汇，与南非发生的袭击外籍劳工事件、英国脱欧、美国大选有关。

Dictionary.com defines xenophobia as “fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.” It can also refer to fear or dislike of customs, dress, and cultures of people with backgrounds different from our own.

xenophobia意思是对外国人、来自不同文化的人以及陌生人的恐惧和憎恨，还可以是指对于背景不同于自己的人们的传统、服饰和文化充满恐惧和厌恶。

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4. Brexit （英国脱欧） （Collins Dictionary柯林斯词典)

Brexit named word of the year by Collins Dictionary Widely used word to describe Britain's withdrawal from EU was a 'gift to headline writers everywhere,' says Collins.

“Brexit”被选为柯林斯词典的2016年度词汇，当然与英国脱欧有关。