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【８個未收錄在字典的實用單字！你聽過幾個？】
語言學家認為語言會隨著社會演變而演化，這包括因為新科技發明而創造的詞彙，如臉書的 “unfriend”「刪除好友」功能，還有bitcoin, AR, VR 等專有名詞。
另外也有因應新的概念或用法而被重新組合、約定成俗的詞、流行用語等。
今天我們整理了８個最新潮的實用單字，快來看看吧！
➤ Hangry (adj.): hungry + angry
飢餓＋生氣＝餓到爆氣
The state of being in a bad mood/angry as a result of being hungry.
｜例句｜
Working long hours under high pressure, health workers could be hangry sometimes.
長時在高壓環境下工作，醫護人員難免會因捱餓而心情不好。
➤ Textpectation (n.): text + expectation
簡訊＋期待＝期待收到對方回覆的心情
The anticipation felt when waiting for a response or a text.
｜例句｜
In this life of quarantine, my textpectation has grown; I would be thrilled to receive any message, even bill notification.
隔離生活讓我更期待收到訊息，就算只是收到帳單通知也可以讓我很興奮。
➤ Ear-worm (n.):
住在耳朵中的蟲，比喻餘音繞樑的燒腦神曲
A song/melody/tune stuck in your head/ear.
｜例句｜
Youtuber Chris Mann's quarantine-style adaptation of Adele's 〈Hello〉 has become a phenomenal ear-worm.
網紅 Chris Mann 改編 Adele 的名曲〈Hello〉，成了最新防疫燒腦神曲。
➤ Suckrifice (n.): suck + sacrifice
爛透了＋犧牲＝我不入地獄誰入地獄
Doing what you absolutely must do, even though you really, really hate it.
｜例句｜
Since no one was willing to take the job, I had to make the suckcrifice.
這份苦差事沒人願意做，我只好自己扛下來。
➤ Nonversation (n.): none + conversation
虛無＋對話＝雞同鴨講，無意義的對話
A completely meaningless or useless conversation.
｜例句｜
We expect to see professional discussion at the conference, not some evasive, politically-correct nonversation.
我們希望大會中進行的是專業的討論，而非含糊其辭、講求政治正確的廢話。
➤ Clusterfuckery (n.):
叢集＋幹事＝一團糟，徹底失控
The result of a clusterfuck; an unmanageable mess that makes one experience a rage blackout.
｜例句｜
Due to its quick response to the disease, Taiwanese government succeeds in avoiding the clusterfuckery that occurs in many other countries.
臺灣政府對疾病迅速作出回應，才得以順利避免疫情惡化失控。
➤ Presstitute (n.): press + prostitute
妓者（有偏見的媒體記者）
A biased or one-sided journalist.
｜例句｜
The presstitute’s article was full of misinformation and smearing about the candidate.
這名妓者的文章中充滿對候選人的錯誤資訊和造謠抹黑。
➤ Blamestorming (v.): blame + storm
brainstorm的諧音，尋找代罪羔羊，卻不思考問題解決之道
The act of attempting to identify the person who is most at fault for a plan’s failure.
｜例句｜
Mass media is blamestorming Dr. Tedros for WHO’s passive response to the virus and withholding crucial information.
世界衛生組織遭批評防疫態度消極且並未即時公開資訊，譚德塞成為眾矢之的。
來源｜The Language Nerds
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