英语新词：外来语
<p>英语小测验 英语新词：外来语随着各国家和文化间的紧密交流，不同的语言之间通过“借词”来补充并丰富本国语言所欠缺的或无法表达的含义。英语向来具有包容性，不断吸收其它语言中的精髓，你了解哪些最近流行的外来词汇？本集《英语小测验》选取的新词来自丹麦语、法语、拉丁语等语言，来做六道小题，试试你的外来语词汇量吧！</p><p>1. <span word="English">English</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> '<span word="hygge">hygge</span>' <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Danish">Danish</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>? <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hygge">hygge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comfy">comfy</span> <span word="sofas">sofas</span>.</p><p><span word="a">a</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="hazard">hazard</span></p><p><span word="b">b</span>) <span word="A">A</span> <span word="smothering">smothering</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="air">air</span></p><p><span word="c">c</span>) <span word="A">A</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="laziness">laziness</span></p><p><span word="d">d</span>) <span word="A">A</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cosiness">cosiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span></p><p>2. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> ‘<span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>’ <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>? <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>: <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>.</p><p><span word="a">a</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> </p><p><span word="b">b</span>) <span word="A">A</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="change">change</span></p><p><span word="c">c</span>) <span word="An">An</span> <span word="impulsive">impulsive</span> <span word="decision">decision</span></p><p><span word="d">d</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span></p><p>3. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> ‘<span word="mumbo">mumbo</span> <span word="jumbo">jumbo</span>’ <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>? <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="mumbo">mumbo</span> <span word="jumbo">jumbo</span>.</p><p><span word="a">a</span>) <span word="Verified">Verified</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> – <span word="scientifically">scientifically</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span></p>
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