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Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2021 has been revealed as “perseverance”. | 《剑桥词典》日前公布2021年度词汇为“毅力”。 |
The word was inspired by Nasa’s mission to Mars, as data showed that users across the globe searched for the word online more than 243,000 times throughout the year. | 该词的当选得益于美国宇航局的火星任务,数据显示,全球用户从年初至今对“毅力”一词的网络搜索量超过了24.3万次。 |
The dictionary found there was a surge in searches for the meaning of “perseverance” between 18 and 24 February, after Nasa’s Perseverance Rover landed on Mars. | 《剑桥词典》发现,在美国宇航局的“毅力号”探测器登陆火星后,2月18日至24日期间网友对“毅力”含义的搜索量激增。 |
"Perseverance” is defined in the Cambridge Dictionary as a “continued effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time”. | 《剑桥词典》将“毅力”一词定义为“不断努力地做某事或实现某个目标,无论有多困难或需要花多长时间”。 |
The word is “almost always a positive word that expresses our admiration for people who keep going in difficult situations”, wrote the editors. | 编辑写道,这个词“几乎总是正面的,用来对不怕困难坚持不懈的人表达敬佩之情”。 |
They added that people had shown the meaning of the word “in the face of challenges and disruption to our lives from Covid-19 and other problems”. | 他们还表示,人们“面对疫情和其他问题给生活带来的挑战和挫折”展示出了“毅力”一词的内涵。 |
Wendalyn Nichols, Cambridge Dictionary publishing manager, said it “made sense” that searches for the word spiked after the descent of the Mars Rover. | 《剑桥词典》的出版经理温达琳·尼克尔斯说,在火星探测器着陆后该词的搜索量暴增是“合理的”。 |
"Cambridge Dictionary is the top website in the world for learners of English, and perseverance is not a common word for students of English to have in their vocabulary," she said. | 她说:“剑桥词典官网是世界一流的英语学习网站,很多英语学习者都不知道perseverance这个单词是什么意思。” |
"We often see spikes in look-ups of words associated with current events when those words are less familiar." | “当时事新闻中出现不常见的单词时,通常会出现搜索量激增。” |
She said editors felt it was an appropriate word for the year, given the challenges of 2021. | 她表示,编辑们认为考虑到2021年的种种挑战,“毅力”很适合做年度词汇。 |
"Just as it takes perseverance to land a rover on Mars, it takes perseverance to face the challenges and disruption to our lives from Covid-19, climate disasters, political instability and conflict," said Nichols. | 尼克尔斯说:“正如让探测器登陆火星需要不懈的努力,面对新冠疫情、气候灾难、政治动荡和冲突给我们生活带来的挑战和挫折也需要毅力。” |
Other words that can be used as synonyms for “perseverance” include “determination”, “persistence”, “doggedness”, “tenacity”, “resolve”, and “will”. | Perseverance的同义词包括determination(决心)、persistence(坚持)、doggedness(顽强)、tenacity(坚韧)、resolve(决心)和will(意志)。 |
Last year, Cambridge Dictionary named “quarantine” as word of the year, after it became one of the most highly searched for words online. | 去年,《剑桥词典》选出的年度词汇是“隔离”,该词是当年网络搜索量最高的词汇之一。 |
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