“疫苗(vaccine)”当选《韦氏词典》2021年度词汇
China Daily
疫情相关词频频入选各大词典的年度词汇,《韦氏词典》也不例外。该词典选出的2021年度词汇是从去年火到今年的“疫苗”。
眼下新冠病毒依然在全球肆虐,疫情相关词频频入选各大词典的年度词汇,《韦氏词典》也不例外。该词典选出的2021年度词汇是从去年火到今年的“疫苗”(vaccine)。
"Vaccine" is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. The word was selected based on lookup data, notable spikes, and year-over-year increases in searches.
《韦氏词典》的年度词汇是“疫苗”。该词是基于查询数据、访问量峰值和同比搜索增加量选出的。
"This is a word that has kind of two parallel but intersecting stories: one is a medical story, and one is a political story or a cultural story," said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster's editor-at-large.
《韦氏词典》的特约编辑彼得·索科洛夫斯基说:“这个词有两个平行又相交的故事,一个是医学上的,还有一个是政治或文化上的。”
On the site, lookups for "vaccine" shot up 601% over 2020, especially toward the latter part of the year when the first US shot was administered in December. There was a 1,048% increase in site lookups this year compared to 2019.
《韦氏词典》网站上“疫苗”一词的查询量在2020年飙升了601%,下半年搜索量更高,尤其是去年12月美国接种第一剂疫苗之时。2021年“疫苗”一词的查询量比2019年增加了1048%。