Unfriend當(dāng)選2009年度潮詞

"Unfriend" has been named the word of the year by the New Oxford American Dictionary, chosen from a list of finalists with a tech-savvy bent.
日前，unfriend一詞從眾多技術(shù)詞匯中脫穎而出，被《新牛津美語(yǔ)辭典》評(píng)為2009年度潮詞。

Unfriend was defined as a verb that means to remove someone as a "friend" on a social networking side such as Facebook.
Unfriend被定義為一個(gè)動(dòng)詞，意為在Facebook等社交網(wǎng)站上與某人解除好友關(guān)系。

"It has both currency and potential longevity," said Christine Lindberg, senior lexicographer for Oxford's US dictionary program, in a statement.
牛津美語(yǔ)辭典項(xiàng)目的高級(jí)詞典編纂人克里斯汀?琳德伯格在一份聲明中說(shuō)：“這個(gè)詞既符合當(dāng)下的潮流，也有一定的潛在壽命?！?/p>

"In the online social networking context, its meaning is understood, so its adoption as a modern verb form makes this an interesting choice for Word of the Year."
“在網(wǎng)絡(luò)社交環(huán)境中，這個(gè)詞的意思很容易理解，所以將其定義為現(xiàn)代動(dòng)詞形式，也是今年年度詞匯評(píng)選中一個(gè)很有意思的選擇?！?/p>

Other words deemed finalists for 2009 by the dictionary's publisher, Britain's Oxford University Press, came from other technological trends, the economy, and political and current affairs.
2009年度潮詞的評(píng)選工作由《新牛津美語(yǔ)辭典》出版商英國(guó)牛津大學(xué)出版社開(kāi)展，其他入圍的詞匯來(lái)自經(jīng)濟(jì)、政治、時(shí)事和其它科技領(lǐng)域。

In technology, there was "hashtag", which is the hash sign added to a word or phrase that lets Twitter users search for tweets similarly taged; "intexticated" for when people are distracted by texting while driving, and "sexting", which is the sending of sexually explicit SMSes and pictures by cellphone.
和技術(shù)相關(guān)的詞匯包括hashtag，指的是在一個(gè)詞語(yǔ)或短語(yǔ)前加一個(gè)#符號(hào)，讓“推特”用戶搜索到相關(guān)主題文章的功能標(biāo)簽；intexticated，指的是人們?cè)陂_(kāi)車時(shí)因發(fā)短信而分神；還有sexting，指用手機(jī)發(fā)送色情短信和圖片。

Finalists from the economy included "freemium", meaning a business model in which some basic services are provided for free, and "funemployed", referring to people taking advantage of newly unemployed status to have fun or pursue other interests.
經(jīng)濟(jì)領(lǐng)域入圍的詞匯包括freemium，意思是免費(fèi)提供部分基本服務(wù)的商業(yè)模式；以及funemployed，指的是人們趁著剛失業(yè)的時(shí)候盡情玩樂(lè)或做其它感興趣的事。

In the political and current affairs section, finalists included "birther", meaning conspiracy theorists challenging President Barack Obama's US birth certificate, and "choice mom", a person who chooses to be a single mother.
政治和時(shí)事領(lǐng)域入圍的詞匯有birther，意思是陰謀理論家質(zhì)疑巴拉克?奧巴馬總統(tǒng)的美國(guó)出生證明，以及choice mom，指的是選擇做單身母親的人。

Novelty words making the shortlist were "deleb", meaning a dead celebrity, and "tramp stamp", referring to a tattoo on the lower back, usually on a woman.
其它入選的新潮詞匯還包括deleb，意為“已故名人”，和tramp stamp，指的是在腰背部的紋身，通常指女性。
（英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津陳丹妮 姍姍編輯）