Brexit是什么意思？
<p> 2012年年初的时候，大家都在讨论希腊退出欧元区的问题，并造了一个词<span word="Grexit">Grexit</span>来代表这个话题。到了2013年年初，这话题已经转移到英国是否该退出欧盟的问题上了。于是，<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>出现了。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coinages">coinages</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brixit">Brixit</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="cheek">cheek</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="exiting">exiting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 23<span word="rd">rd</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="definite">definite</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legislate">legislate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017.</p><p> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>和<span word="Brixit">Brixit</span>是对英国退出欧盟的一种戏虐说法，即<span word="British">British</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="exiting">exiting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>（英国退出欧盟）。1月23日英国首相卡梅伦就是否退出欧盟发表讲话后，这两个词立即广泛传播。卡梅伦在讲话中表示，在离任前要就欧盟成员问题逐步实现依法全民公投；如果获得连任，将在2017年底前就此进行全民公投。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brixit">Brixit</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2012, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="columnist">columnist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nationalist">nationalist</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Resistance">Resistance</span>.</p><p> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>和<span word="Brixit">Brixit</span>这两个词最早出现在2012年6月，<span word="Brixit">Brixit</span>由《经济学人》杂志一位专栏作家首创，而<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>则出自民族主义组织“英国抵抗”。</p>
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