《牛津英语词典》收录WFH、social distancing等新冠肺炎疫情相关词汇
<p>《牛津英语词典》最近收录了一批新冠肺炎疫情流行用语，“<span word="WFH">WFH</span>”<span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="relaxes">relaxes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sculpture">sculpture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Paddington">Paddington</span> <span word="Bear">Bear</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>. [<span word="FRANK">FRANK</span> <span word="AUGSTEIN">AUGSTEIN</span>/<span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="ASSOCIATED">ASSOCIATED</span> <span word="PRESS">PRESS</span>]</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="WFH">WFH</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="isolation">isolation</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="parlance">parlance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Covid">Covid</span>-19 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="definitive">definitive</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p>随着“<span word="WFH">WFH</span>”<span word="parlance">parlance</span>[ˈ<span word="p">p</span>ɑː<span word="l">l</span>ə<span word="ns">ns</span>]：<span word="n">n</span>.说法；用语</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="Bernadette">Bernadette</span> <span word="Paton">Paton</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lexicographers">lexicographers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exponential">exponential</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="discourse">discourse</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exclusion">exclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="topics">topics</span>”.</p><p>《牛津英语词典》执行编辑伯纳黛特·帕顿说：“在很短的时间内观察到一个词汇的使用量呈指数级上升，并压倒性地主导全球语言趋势，甚至让大多数其他话题毫无容身之地，这对词典编纂者来说非常罕见。”</p><p><span word="Covid">Covid</span>-19 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="OED">OED</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="an">an</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="respiratory">respiratory</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="esp">esp</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>”.</p>
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