轉眼2016年已至,年度交替之際總要盤點一下當年度風雲人物、代表字與網路搜尋熱門字(buzzword)。悲喜交加的2015年,《時代》評選德國總理梅克爾(Angela Merkel)是風雲人物,而全球公民最常用、常聽與常見的流行用語則是「巴黎恐攻」。
【2015年熱門字淺談】 buzzword 熱門字、流行字 A:The New Year is around the corner! What's your pick of the buzzword for the year? (新年轉眼到了,你選哪個字當作年度熱門字?) B:I'd say Merkel, for she appeared to be the perfect person to navigate many crises. (我會說梅克爾,因為她是解決危機的不二人選。) massacre 屠殺 A:Speaking of this current Year in Search, the terror attacks in Paris are on the top lists. (談到年度搜尋關鍵字,巴黎恐攻名列榜首。) B:On that day alone, hundreds of millions of people searched for the news on the massacre. (光是那一天,數千萬人搜尋這場屠殺的新聞。) emoji 表情符號 A:A famous dictionary's word of the Year is not actually a word but an emoji. (某知名字典的年度字彙是表情符號而非文字。) B:Definitely! The face, with tears of joy, best reflected everyone's mood in 2015. (對!笑中帶淚的臉最能反映每個人2015年的心情。) 【延伸關鍵字】 1. to pledge:誓言 2. indispensable:不可或缺的 3. preoccupations:關注的事物 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權