每到年底，各大主流英語詞典都會評選出各自的年度詞匯（word of the year）。在今年新冠肺炎疫情（COVID-19 pandemic）的大背景下，韋氏、劍橋、柯林斯等詞典選出的年度詞匯均與疫情相關，分別是pandemic（大流行病）、quarantine（隔離）以及lockdown（封鎖）。一起跟著視頻來回顧一下吧。

韋氏詞典（Merriam-Webster）和詞典網（Dictionary.com）年度詞匯：

pandemic（大流行病）

在多個國家和多個洲暴發、感染人數眾多的大流行病

an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affects a significant proportion of the population

柯林斯詞典（Collins Dictionary）選出的年度詞匯：

lockdown（封鎖）

對旅行、社交互動和公共空間出入實施嚴格限制

the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interaction, and access to public spaces

劍橋詞典（Cambridge Dictionary）選出的年度詞匯：

quarantine（隔離）

為了防止感染和傳播疾病，在一段時間內禁止人們離家或自由旅行

a general period of time in which people are not allowed to leave their homes or travel freely, so that they do not catch or spread a disease

其他2020年度熱詞：

furlough 強制休假

因為企業不景氣，員工被暫時解雇

a temporary laying-off of employees, usually because there is insufficient work to occupy them

social distancing 社交隔離

為防止感染疾病而在自己和他人之間保持一定距離的做法

the practice of maintaining a certain distance between oneself and other people in order to prevent infection with a disease

key worker 關鍵崗位員工

對社會運行至關重要的若干職業的員工，比如教師、警察、醫護人員、商店店員等

an employee in any of a number of professions considered to be essential to the functioning of society, for example teachers, police officers, health workers, shop workers, etc.

BLM（for Black Lives Matter）黑人的命也是命

反對種族暴力和壓迫的運動

a movement that campaigns against racially motivated violence and oppression

TikToker 抖友

經常分享或出現在抖音視頻中的人

a person who regularly shares or appears in videos on TikTok

（中國日報網 朱月紅 陳丹妮）