柯林斯词典2020年十大热词揭晓

So was the term key worker. According to Collins, key worker saw a 60-fold increase in usage over the last year, which reflects “the importance attributed this year to professions considered to be essential to society”.

同样入选的还有关键岗位工作人员。据《柯林斯词典》介绍，关键岗位工作人员的使用量在过去一年增加了60倍，反映出“今年对社会必不可少的职业的重视”。

lockdown

封锁

Lockdown is defined by Collins as “the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interaction, and access to public spaces”, and its usage has boomed over the last year.

《柯林斯词典》将“封锁”定义为“对旅行、社交互动和公共空间出入实施严格限制”，该词的使用量在过去一年间飙升。

BLM

“黑人的命也是命”（Black Lives Matter）的缩写

Defined by Collins as “a movement that campaigns against racially motivated violence and oppression”, BLM registered a 581% increase in usage.

《柯林斯词典》将BLM定义为“反对种族暴力和压迫的运动”，数据显示，该词的使用量增加了581%。

coronavirus

冠状病毒

Any one of a group of RNA-containing viruses that can cause infectious illnesses of the respiratory tract, including COVID-19. So called because of their crown-like appearance in electron micrographs.

任何导致呼吸道传染病的RNA病毒，包括新冠病毒在内。之所以被称为冠状是因为这种病毒在电子显微图中看起来形似王冠。

furlough

强制休假

A temporary laying-off of employees, usually because there is insufficient work to occupy them;

员工被暂时解雇，通常是因为现有的工作量不需要这么多人手。

(Verb) to lay off (staff) temporarily.

也可作动词使用，意思是暂时辞退员工。

From Dutch verlof, from ver (for) and lof (leave); related to Swedish förlof.

该词源于荷兰语中的verlof，ver相当于英语中的for，lof是休假的意思，和瑞典语中的förlof也有关联。

key worker or keyworker

关键岗位员工

An employee in any of a number of professions considered to be essential to the functioning of society, for example teachers, police officers, health workers, shop workers, etc.

对社会运行至关重要的若干职业的员工，比如教师、警察、医护人员、商店店员等。

Megxit

梅根退出王室

The withdrawal of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from royal duties, announced in January 2020. From Meg(han), Duchess of Sussex and (e)xit; influenced by Brexit.

萨塞克斯公爵与公爵夫人于2020年1月宣布退出王室职务。该词受“英国脱欧”一词的影响，由萨塞克斯公爵夫人梅根名字的头三个字母和退出英文的后三个字母组成。

mukbang

吃播

a video or webcast in which the host eats a large quantity of food for the entertainment of viewers. From meogneun (eating) and bangsong (broadcast).

主播为了娱乐观众而在视频或网络直播中吃进大量食物。“吃播”一词由韩语meogneun（吃）和bangsong（播出）组合而成。

self-isolate

自我隔离

To quarantine oneself if one has or suspects one has a contagious disease.

在某人确诊或疑似有传染病时自我隔离。

social distancing

保持社交距离

The practice of maintaining a certain distance between oneself and other people in order to prevent infection with a disease. Also called: physical distancing.

为防止感染疾病而在自己和他人之间保持一定距离的做法。也可以用physical distancing来表达。

TikToker

抖友

A person who regularly shares or appears in videos on TikTok.

经常分享或出现在抖音视频中的人。