第85章 流行词

The Word of the Year Goes Goblin Mode

“Goblin Mode”当选为2022年度词汇

By Jennifer Schuessler

“Goblin mode“— a slang term referring to“a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent， lazy， slovenly， or greedy， typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations“— has been named Oxfords 2022 Word of the Year.

“Goblin mode”（“摆烂模式”）被选为2022年牛津词典的年度词汇。这个词是个英语俚语，形容“毫无愧疚感地自我放纵、懒惰、邋遢或贪婪”的状态，这类人的典型表现是“拒绝遵守社会规范，也拒绝接受社会对自己的期待”。

“New words catch on when they capture our imagination， or fill a hole with a word for a concept we need to express，“ Katherine Connor Martin， product director at Oxford Languages， said in a telephone interview.“What goblin mode tells me is it resonated with the feeling that the pandemic is over， but were still grappling with it. Do we want to go back to the notions of respectability of the prepandemic world?“

牛津语言团队产品总监凯瑟琳·康纳·马丁（Katherine Connor Martin）在一次电话采访中说道：“如果新生词汇能启发人们的想象力，或者人们想要用一个词表达某种概念时，它刚好填补了这个空缺，那它就会流行起来。我发现‘goblin mode’这个词让人们很有共鸣，它讲出了一种感觉，就是疫情结束了，但我们还在努力克服它的影响。我们真的还想回到人人都想追求体面精致的前疫情时代吗？”

Normally， Oxfords lexicographers assemble a list of words that had a statistically relevant surge， then choose one. This year， they took a more populist approach， announcing a short list of three—“goblin mode，““#IStandWith“ and“metaverse“— and then throwing it to a two-week online public vote.

通常情况下，牛津词典编纂者会把使用数据出现激增的词汇整理出一份清单，再从中选择一个作为年度词汇。不过今年，他们采取了一个更加亲民的方式：官方公布了一份候选名单，包括“goblin mode”（“摆烂模式”）、“#IStandWith”（“#我支持”）及“metaverse”（“元宇宙”）这三个词，随后把它发到网上进行了为期两周的公众投票。

In a passionate appeal， the website PC Gamer urged people to“put aside our petty differences and vote for goblin mode，“ if only to thwart the milquetoast-y“#IStandWith“ and the downright evil“metaverse.“