▍原文
Collins Dictionary has declared "brat" – the album title that became a summer-living ideal – its 2024 word of the year.
The word is defined as "characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude." The dictionary said the phrase "brat summer" has established itself as an aesthetic and a way of life.
Collins experts monitor their 20-billion-word database to create the annual list of new and notable words that reflect the ever-evolving English language.
▍语言点
1. brat /bræt/ n. (本文)(不拘一格、享受生活的)个性态度;顽皮的孩子,淘气鬼
2. ideal /aɪˈdiːəl/ n. 理想,完美象征
3. characterized by something 特点是……
4. hedonistic /ˌhedəˈnɪstɪk/ adj. 及时行乐的,享乐主义的
· hedone n. 享乐(古希腊语 )
5. brat summer 无忧无虑的夏日
· brat life 自由的生活
· brat attitude 无所谓的态度
6. establish oneself as … 某人、某物确立……的地位
· establish v. 建立,确立
7. aesthetic /iːsˈθetɪk/ n. 美学,美感
8. ever-evolving /ˈevə, iˈvɒlvɪŋ/ adj. 不断变化发展的(always-changing)
· evolve v. 进化,发展
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