“GIF”获选《牛津美国辞典》2017年度词汇
<p></p><p>"<span word="GIF">GIF</span>" <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>.</p><p>It's been delighting people around the world for 25 years but now formally holds a honored place in the cultural lexicon: "<span word="GIF">GIF</span>" <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>.</p><p>"<span word="GIF">GIF</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lexical">lexical</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="traction">traction</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="verb">verb</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noun">noun</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Katherine">Katherine</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="dictionaries">dictionaries</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="GIF">GIF</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pop">pop</span>-<span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="memes">memes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lexical">lexical</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="transforming">transforming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="pace">pace</span>."</p><p><span word="GIF">GIF</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abbreviation">abbreviation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="words">words</span>: <span word="Graphics">Graphics</span> <span word="Interchange">Interchange</span> <span word="Format">Format</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="CompuServe">CompuServe</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1987 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="resurgence">resurgence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="humorous">humorous</span> <span word="commentary">commentary</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abbreviation">abbreviation</span>, "<span word="YOLO">YOLO</span>," <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="once">once</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Superstorm">Superstorm</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="Dictionaries">Dictionaries</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="route">route</span>, <span word="choosing">choosing</span> "<span word="omnishambles">omnishambles</span>," <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="comprehensively">comprehensively</span> <span word="mismanaged">mismanaged</span>, <span word="characterized">characterized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blunders">blunders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="miscalculations">miscalculations</span>."</p>
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