New words 字典里的新词
Vocabulary: Language and new words 语言和新词
If you're studying a foreign language, you'll know that learning vocabulary can often be a painstaking process. After all, there are thousands upon thousands of words, expressions and idioms to learn.
But sometimes, new words appear that can confound even native speakers. Each year, a new set of neologisms is added to the dictionary, reflecting the changing tastes and habits of a nation.
Members of the public were invited to submit new words and phrases to the Collins online dictionary, around 80 of which were chosen to appear in the new edition. They range from slang or colloquial terms, to words describing food, technology or scientific ideas.
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For example, a young person might describe something as 'totes amazeballs'; a phrase which has evolved from "totally amazing" and has been popularized by characters in teenage reality programmes. If you're happy about a situation, perhaps you might be 'made up'; if not, you may end up telling someone to 'jog on,' or go away.
Some of the words added may be a little more familiar. 'Facebook' is one of the world’s biggest social media websites, so it’s not surprising that it has made it into the dictionary. Similarly, terms such as 'SMS' and 'Twitterer' reflect the ever-advancing technological age in which we live.
Maybe you know a 'bridezilla', a play on words to describe a woman whose behaviour in planning her wedding is intolerable. If you're health conscious, you might be filling your supermarket trolley with superfoods.
Sometimes, learning a language can be tough and, with new words being added all the time, don't panic if you find that you've forgotten the name of something. Now, you can safely call it an oojamaflip, instead.
Glossary 词汇表 (点击单词收听发音)
- vocabulary词汇
- painstaking艰苦的
- expressions表达
- idioms成语
- native speakers说母语的人
- neologisms新词
- phrases短语
- slang俚语
- colloquial通俗的,口语的
- totes amazeballs (totally amazing)完全太棒了
- evolved进化
- made up(新词)满意,高兴
- jog on(新词)走开
- SMS 短信
- bridezilla难缠新娘
- play on words 玩字面游戏
- superfoods超级食品
- oojamaflip (something whose name you cannot remember)记不清名称的物品/那个什么,什么来着?