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外刊精选|《牛津词典》公布2023年度词汇,网络流行语“rizz”当选
继《柯林斯词典》的“AI”、《剑桥词典》的“hallucinate”和《韦氏词典》的“authentic”之后,《牛津词典》的出版商牛津大学出版社也公布了他们的2023年关键词——“rizz”。这一网络流行语取自英文单词“魅力”(charisma)的中间部分。“rizz”具体指什么意思?它当选年度词汇透露出哪些信息?
Rizz named word of the year 2023 by Oxford University Press
By Noor Nanji
Are you good at chatting up or flirting with potential partners? If so, you may already have rizz.
The Oxford word of the year is mostly used by young people. It was one of eight words on a shortlist, all chosen to reflect the mood, ethos or preoccupations of 2023. Other contenders ranged from Swiftie to beige flag to situationship.
According to Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, it is defined as style, charm, or attractiveness, and the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner. It can also be used as a verb, in sayings such as "to rizz up", which means to attract, seduce, or chat someone up.
Last year's Oxford word of the year was "goblin mode", another slang term describing "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy" behaviour.
Casper Grathwohl, president at Oxford Languages, said that while "goblin mode" had resonated with many people after the pandemic, "it's interesting to see a contrasting word like rizz come to the forefront".
He said the word possibly spoke to "a prevailing mood of 2023, where more of us are opening ourselves up after a challenging few years and finding confidence in who we are".
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.mood英 [muːd] 美 [muːd] n. _____________________________
2.ethos英 [ˈiːθɒs] 美 [ˈiːθɑːs] n. _____________________________
3.preoccupation英 [priːˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃn] 美 [priːˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃn] n. _____________________________
4.occupy v. _____________________________
5.preoccupy v. _____________________________
6.contender英 [kənˈtendə] 美 [kənˈtendər] n._____________________________
7.situationship_____________________________
8.seduce英 [sɪˈdʒuːs] 美 [səˈduːs] v._______________