流行怪字的英语说法
<p>象形潮语&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;囧的英译</p><p>大家知道，最早的汉字是象形文字（<span word="pictograph">pictograph</span>），而汉字本身也有形象意义，最简单体现在&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;八字胡、&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;十字路口、&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;国字脸等说法，这种用法犹如英语中的<span word="S">S</span>-<span word="hole">hole</span>，<span word="T">T</span>-<span word="square">square</span>，<span word="U">U</span>-<span word="bend">bend</span>，而<span word="T">T</span>型台则是一个混合体。</p><p>近来网民们充分开发利用汉字的象形作用，开创了挖掘旧字予以新意的潮流，造出了许多&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;火星人语（<span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Martian">Martian</span>），广为流行的&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;囧字就是一个例子。</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;囧是个古字，意为&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;光明，但是因为其字形似一张显得无奈的脸，网民们用其表示&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;伤心和&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;无奈的意思。&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;囧字可以英译为<span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helpless">helpless</span>，或<span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="powerless">powerless</span>。</p><p>表意潮语&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;槑的英译</p><p>汉字后来发展成表意字（<span word="ideograph">ideograph</span>）。如果说英语有复合词（<span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="word">word</span>），汉语则有&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;复合字（<span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="character">character</span>）。网民们继续挖掘旧字，来个&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;旧字新说，突出的例子就是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;槑字。</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;槑因为由两个&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;呆构成，网民们取其会意成了&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;加倍呆（<span word="double">double</span>/<span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="dull">dull</span>）的意思。另一个例子是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;兲字。这个字本来是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;天的意思，现在会意成了骂人话&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;王八（<span word="cuckold">cuckold</span>）的略语。</p><p>不久前出现了一个新的火爆的字，大有取代&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;囧字的势头，这就是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;烎字。有意思的是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;烎字的愿意和&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;囧字类似，也指&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;光明，但现在用其&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;开火（<span word="open">open</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>）的字形结构，意为&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;主动进攻（<span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>），比被动的&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;囧字多了几分积极进取（<span word="more">more</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energetic">energetic</span>）的精神。</p>
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