《牛津英语词典》新词 破例收录“Tweet”等网络词汇
<p>"<span word="Tweet">Tweet</span>", "<span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="geekery">geekery</span>" <span word="are">are</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,200 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> (<span word="OED">OED</span>) <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>周五出版的最新版《牛津英语词典》收录修编了1200多条新词汇，包括"<span word="Tweet">Tweet</span>" <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarterly">quarterly</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="entries">entries</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="follow">follow</span>" (<span word="verb">verb</span>), "<span word="follower">follower</span>" (<span word="noun">noun</span>), <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="tweet">tweet</span>" (<span word="noun">noun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="verb">verb</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>《牛津英语词典》每季度更新一次，该词典在网站上表示，新版扩充了多条词汇，如"<span word="follow">follow</span>" 关注 <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span>, "<span word="tweet">tweet</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="posting">posting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="networking">networking</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="pitched">pitched</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>.</p><p>根据新版词典，现在"<span word="tweet">tweet</span>"一词既有网络社交服务“推特”的含义，又保留传统“短暂而尖锐之声”的意思。</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="OED">OED</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="namely">namely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="inclusion">inclusion</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="OED">OED</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Simpson">Simpson</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="on">on</span>."</p><p>《牛津英文词典》主编约翰-辛普森在声明中表示，“这至少打破了《牛津英语词典》的一个老规矩，就是一个新词从出现到考虑是否要被收入词典，需要十年时间。但现在看起来词典收录速度好像跟上发展了。”</p>
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