盘点十年最具影响力英语词 google问鼎

1、美国方言协会作作为一所权威威语言研究机机构，每年都都会投票选出出当年最具影影响力的 HYPERLINK /en/ 英语语( HYPERLINK /b-1000090390 论坛)词汇。今今年他们选出出的当季明星星词是tweeet，而十十年间的明星星词则是gooogle。“Tweet” 2009 Word of thhe Yeaar,“Gooogle” Word of thhe Deccade, as vooted bby Ameericann Diallect SSociettyIn its 20th annuaal worrds off the year vote, the Ameriica

2、nDiialectt Sociiety vvoted “tweeet” (nnoun, a shoort meessagee sentt via the TTm servvice, and vverb, the aact off sendding ssuch aa messsage) as thhe worrd of the yyear aand “ggooglee” (a generric foorm off “Gooogle,” meaniing “tto seaarch tthe Innterneet) ass its word of thhe deccade. Presiiding a

3、t thhe Jann. 8 vvotingg sesssion.“Both wwords are, in thhe endd, prooductss of tthe Innformaation Age, wheree everry perrson hhas thhe abiility to saatisfyy curiiosityy and to brroadcaast too a seelect folloowing, bothh via the IInternnet.” Barreett saaid. “II reallly thhoughtt blogg woulld takke th

4、ee honoors inn the word of thhe deccade ccategoory, bbut moore peeople googlle thaan bloog, doont tthey? Plus, manyy peopple thhink blog justt sounnds uggly. MMaybe Googlles ttrademmark llawyerrs wouuld haave prreferrred itt, anyyway.”WORD OFF THE YEAR WINNEER: tweet, noun, a shhort mmessagge sennt

5、viaa the Twittter.coom serrvice, and verb, the act oof sennding such a messsage.Other nnomineees foor worrd of the yyear:-er A ssuffixx usedd in ssuch wwords as biirtherr, sommeone who qquestiions wwhetheer Obaama waas borrn in the UUnitedd Stattes; ddeatheer, soomeonee who belieeves tthe goovernmme

6、nt hhas deeath ppanelss in iits heealthccare rreformm plann; Tennther, someeone wwho beelievees thee Fedeeral ggovernnment is moostly illeggal beecausee it uusurpss righhts whhich bbelongg to tthe Sttates, in vviolattion oof thee 10thh Amenndmentt; andd trutther, someoone whho douubts tthe offficiaa

7、l acccount of thhe 9/111 atttacks.failA nnoun oor intterjecction descrribingg someethingg egreegiousslyunssuccesssful. Usuaally uused aas an interrjectiion:“FFAIL!”H1N1Thee viruus thaat cauuses sswine flu.public optioonA goovernmment-rrun heealthccare iinsuraance pprograam, deesiredd by ssome tto be

8、 part of thhe couuntrys heaalthcaare reeform.Draculaa sneeezeCovveringg ones mouuth wiith thhe croookof oness elboow wheen sneeezingg, seeen as simillar too popuular pportraayals of thhe vammpire Dracuula, iin whiich hee hidees thee loweer hallf of his fface wwith aa capee.WORD OFF THE DECADDE WINNN

9、ER:googleVVerb mmeaninng “too searrch thhe Intternett.” Geenericc formm of tthe trrademaarked “Googgle,” the wworlds domminantt Inteernet searcch enggine.Other nnomineees foor worrd of the ddecadee:9/11Thee terrroristtattaccks off Septtemberr 11, 2001. Pronnounceed “niine elleven.”blogA wweb siite f

10、oor pubblishiing a chronnologiicalannd onggoing seriees of relatted enntriess, esppeciallly whhen thhey arre alll by tthe saame peerson(s) orr on tthe saame toopic. Also a prooductiive coombiniing foorm: bblogosspheree, bloogeratti, miilblogg, bloogola.greenReelatedd to eecologgical or ennvironnment

11、aal connservaationoor prootectiion. AAlso aa prodductivve commbininng forrm: grreenwaashingg, greeen coollar, etc.text Veerb. tto sennd a ttext mmessagge viaa a moobile phonee. Nouun: suuch a messaage.war on terroorA gllobal efforrt to preveentterrror aand teerroriists.Wi-Fi aabbrevviatioonWireeless

12、 Fidellity, a grooup off techhnicall stanndardss enabbling the ttransmmissioon of data over wirelless nnetworrks. Americaan Diaalect Socieety: WWords of Prreviouus Yeaars2008Worrd of the YYear： bailoout, tthe reescue by thhe govvernmeent off comppaniess on tthe brrink oof faiilure, inclludingg largg

13、e plaayers in thhe bannking indusstry. Most Usseful:Baracck Obaama, bboth nnames as coombiniing foorms. Most Crreativve: reecomboobulattion aarea, an arrea att Mitcchell Interrnatioonal Airpoort inn Milwwaukeee in wwhich passeengerss thatt havee justt passsed thhroughh secuurity screeening can gget

14、thheir cclothees andd beloonginggs bacck in orderr. Most Unnnecessssaryy:mooffing, from “mobiile ouut of officce,” mmeaninng worrking on thhe go with a lapptop aand ceell phhone. Creatted byy a PRR firmm. Most Ouutrageeous:tterrorrist ffist jjab, AA knucckletoo- knuuckle fist bump, or “ddap,” tradii

15、tionaally pperforrmed bbetweeen twoo blacck peoople aas a ssign oof friiendshhip, ccelebrrationn or aagreemment. It waas callled tthe “tterrorrist ffistjaab” byy the newsccasterr E. DD. Hilll, foormerlly of Fox NNews. Most Euuphemiistic: scoooping technniciann, A ppersonn whosse jobb it iis to pick

16、up doog pooop. Most Liikely to Suucceeeed:shoovel-rready, Usedd to ddescriibe innfrasttructuure prrojectts thaat cann be sstarteed quiickly when fundss becoome avvailabble. Least LLikelyy to SSucceeed: PUUMA,Ann acroonym ffor Paarty UUnity My Asss, ussed byy Demoocratss who were disafffecteed aftter

17、 Hiillaryy Clinnton ffailedd to ssecuree a suufficiient nnumberr of ddelegaates. It waas latter saaid too stannd forr Partty Uniity Meeans AActionn. New Cattegoryy Elecction-Relatted Woords: maverrick, a perrson wwho iss behoolden to noo one. Wideely ussed byy the Repubblicann Pressidenttial aand Vi

18、ice- PPresiddentiaal canndidattes, JJohn MMcCainn and Sarahh Paliin. Allso inn the adjecctivall formm maveerickyy, useed by Tina Fey pportraaying Palinn on SSaturdday Niight LLive.2007Worrd of the YYear：subprrime, an addjectiive ussed too desccribe a rissky orr lesss thann ideaal loaan, moortgagge,

19、orr inveestmennt. Most Usseful:greenn- preefix/ccompouundingg formm, dessignattes ennvironnmentaal conncern, as iin greeenwasshing. Most Crreativve: goooglegg ngerr, a ppersonn withh yourr namee who showss up wwhen yyou gooogle yoursself. Most Unnnecessssaryy:Happpy Kwaanhanaamas! Kwannza + Hanukkka

20、 + Chrisstmas Happpy hollidayss! Most Ouutrageeous:ttoe taapper, A hoomosexxual. Senattor Laarry CCraig was aarrestted inn Junee for an enncountter inn a puublic restrroom iin whiich tooe-tappping was ssaid tto havve beeen useed as a sexxual ccomeonn. Most Euuphemiistic: humaan terrrain team, a grro

21、up oof soccial sscienttists emplooyed bby thee US millitaryy to sserve as cuulturaal advviserss in IIraq oor Afgghanisstan. Most Liikely to Suucceeeed: grreen- prefiix/commpoundding fform, desiggnatess enviironmeental conceern, aas in greennwashiing. Least LLikelyy to SSucceeed: sttrand-in, pprotess

22、t dupplicatting bbeing strannded iinsidee an aairplaane onn a deelayedd fligght. New Cattegoryy, Reaal Esttate WWords:subprrime, used to deescribbe a rrisky or pooorly docummentedd loann or mmortgaage.2006Worrd of the YYear, to bee pluttoed, to plluto, to bee demooted oor devvaluedd. Most Usseful: c

23、limmate ccanaryy, an organnism oor speecies whosee poorr heallth orr declliningg numbbers hhint aat a llargerr enviironmeental catasstrophhe on the hhorizoon. Most Crreativve: laactardd, a ppersonn who is laactosee-intoolerannt. Most Unnnecesssary:SuriKKat, tthe suupposeed niccknamee of tthe baaby g

24、iirl off Tom Cruisse andd Katiie Hollmes. Most Ouutrageeous: Camboodian accesssory, Angeelina Joliees addoptedd chilld whoo is CCamboddian. Most Euuphemiistic: wateerboarrdingtterrorrist ffist jjab, aan intterroggationn techhniquee in wwhich the ssubjecct is immobbilizeed andd doussed wiith waater t

25、to simmulatee drowwning; repoorted to bee usedd by UU.S. iinterrrogatoors aggainstt terrrorismm detaaineess. Most Liikely to Suucceedd: YouuTube as a verb, to uuse thhe YouuTube web ssite oor to have a viddeo off ones sellf be posteed on the ssite. Least LLikelyy to SSucceeed:gruup, a Gen-XXer whho

26、doees nott act his oor herr age. New Cattegoryy, Pluuto- RRelateed Worrds:too be pplutoeed, too plutto, too be ddemoteed or devallued. 2005Worrd of the YYeartrruthinness, what one wwishess to bbe thee trutth reggardleess off the factss. (Frrom thhe Collbert Reporrt witth Steephen Colbeert, aa mockk

27、newss showw on CComedyy Centtral.) Most Usseful:podcaast, aaudio or viideo ffile ffor doownloaading. Mostt Creaative: whalle-taiil, thhe apppearannce off thonng or g-strring uunderwwaear abovee the waisttband. Most Unnnecesssary:K Fedd, Kevvin Feederliine, MMr. Brritneyy Speaars. Most Ouutrageeous:c

28、crotchhfruitt, a cchild or chhildreen. Most Euuphemiistic:interrnal nnutrittion fforce-feediing a prisooner. Most Liikely to Suucceedd: suddokunuumber puzzlle froom Jappan. Least LLikelyy to SSucceeed:poppesquaattingg regiisteriing a likelly dommain nname oof a nnew poope beefore the ppope cchoosees

29、 hiss new name in orrder tto proofit ffrom iit. Speciall noncce cattegoryy, Besst Tomm Cruiise-Reelatedd Wordd:jumpp the couchh, to exhibbit frrenetiic behhaviorr likee Cruiises couchh-bounncing on Opprah WWinfreeys ttalk sshow.2004Worrd of the YYear:rred/bllue/puurple statees, reed favvoringg conss

30、ervattive RRepubllicanss and blue favorring lliberaal Demmocratts, ass welll as tthe unndecidded puurple statees in the ppolitiical mmap off the Uniteed Staates. Most Usseful:phishh, to inducce sommeone to reeveal privaate innformaation by meeans oof decceptivve emaail. Most Crreativve:pajjamahaadee

31、n, blogggers who cchalleenge aand faact-chheck ttradittionall mediia. Most Unnnecesssary: stallkettee, a ffemalee stallker. Most Ouutrageeous:ssantorrum, bbyprodduct oof anaal sexx, usiing thhe namme of a sennator oppossed too the practtice. Most Euuphemiistic: badlly souurced, falsse. Most Liikely

32、to Suucceedd:red/blue/purplle staates. Least LLikelyy to SSucceeed:FLOOHPA, Floriida, Ohioo, andd Pennnsylvaania, imporrtant statees in the 22004 ppresiddentiaal eleectionn.2003Worrd of the YYear: metroosexuaal, faashionn-conssciouss heteerosexxual mmale. Most Usseful: flexxitariian, vvegetaarian wh

33、o ooccasiionallly eatts meaat. Most Crreativve: frreegann, perrson wwho eaats onnly frree foood. Most Unnnecesssary:freeddom foor “Frrench,” as in frries aand kiisses. Most Ouutrageeous: cliteerati, femiinist writeers orr leadders. Most Euuphemiistic:pre-eemptivve sellf-deffense, attaack beefore a p

34、osssiblee attaack onn onesself. Most Liikely to Suucceedd: SARRS, Seevere Acutee Resppiratoory Syyndromme, viiral ddiseasse firrst reeporteed in Asia iin Febbruaryy. Least LLikelyy to SSucceeed: toomaccoo, poiisonouus hybbrid oof tommato aand toobaccoo. Best Reevivall of aan oldd termm:spidder hoole

35、, WWorld War III terrm forr a hoole deeeper than a foxxhole used for ssurpriise atttackss; in 2003, wherre Sadddam HHusseiin wass hidiing. 2002Worrd of the YYear: weapoons off masss desttructiion orr WMD, sougght foor in Iraq. Most Liikely to Suucceedd:blogg, froom “weeblog,” a wwebsitte of persoona

36、l eeventss, commmentss, andd linkks. Most Usseful:googlle (veerb), as inn “to googlle sommeone,” to searcch thee Web usingg the searcch enggine GGooglee for inforrmatioon on a perrson oor thiing. Most Crreativve:Iraaqnophhobia, stroong feear off Iraqq. Most Unnnecesssary:wombaanizattion, feminnizati

37、ion, ffrom AAlexannder BBarnesss boook “TThe Boook Reead Baackwarrds: TThe Deeconsttructiion off Patrriarchhy andd the Wombaanizattion oof Beiing.” Most Ouutrageeous:neutiicles, fakee testticless for neuteered ppets. Most Euuphemiistic: regiime chhange, forcced chhange in leeadersship.2001Worrd of t

38、he YYear:99-11, 9/11 or Seeptembber 111, terrrorisst atttacks on thhat daate. Most Liikely to Suucceedd:9-111. Most Usseful (tie):faciial prrofiliing, uusing videoo “facceprinnt ” tto ideentifyy terrroristts andd crimminalss, andd secoond-haand sppeech, celll phonne connversaationss hearrd by otherr

39、s in publiic plaaces. Most Crreativve: shhuicidde bommber, terroorist with bomb in shhoes. Most Unnnecesssary: impeeachmeent noostalggia, llonginng forr the superrficiaal newws of the CClintoon eraa. Least LLikelyy to SSucceeed: Ossamaniiac, wwoman sexuaally aattraccted tto terrrorisst Osaama biin L

40、adden. Most Ouutrageeous:aassoliine, mmethanne useed as fuel. Mostt Euphhemisttic: ddaisy cutteer, laarge bbomb tthat eexploddes a few ffeet aabove the ggroundd. Most Innspiraationaal: Leets rroll! wordss of TTodd BBeamerr to sstart the aattackk thatt foilled thhe hijjackerrs of Uniteed Fliight 993

41、on Septeember 11.2000Worrd of the YYear:cchad, a smaall sccrap oof papper puunchedd fromm a vooting card. Most Liikely to Suucceedd:mugggle, HHarry Potteer terrm forr a noon-wizzard; a munndane, unimmaginaative persoon. Most Usseful:civill unioon, leegal ssame-ssex maarriagge. Most Crreativve:dott b

42、ombb, a ffailedd dot-com. Most Unnnecesssary: suddden looss off weallth syyndromme. Least LLikelyy to SSucceeed: kaablokeeys, uused iin phrrases like “It sscaredd the kablookeys out oof me.” Most Ouutrageeous: wall humpiing, rrubbinng a tthigh againnst a securrity ccard sscanneer to alloww acceess w

43、iithoutt remooving the ccard ffrom oones pockeet. Most Euuphemiistic:courttesy ccall, an unninvitted caall frrom a telemmarketter. Brand NNew(cooined durinng thee yearr, nott prevviouslly atttestedd): unnconceede, tto resscind a conncessiion ass pressidenttial ccandiddate AAl Gorre didd on eelectiion niight. (It wwas laater ddiscovvered that candiidate Bob DDole hhad unnconceeded tthe prresideentiall elecction in 19996, aand thhere wwere ooccasiion