Vax當選牛津詞典年度詞匯

Vax has been chosen as word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).

Vax被《牛津英語詞典》評為年度詞匯。

Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed, unvaxxed and anti-vaxxer all seeing a surge in use.

由于新冠肺炎疫情，2021年與疫苗相關(guān)的詞匯更加頻繁出現(xiàn)，"接種過兩劑疫苗的"、"未接種疫苗的"和"反對疫苗人士"這些詞匯的使用頻率驟增。

Oxford senior editor Fiona McPherson says vax was an obvious choice, as it has made "the most striking impact".

《牛津英語詞典》高級編輯菲奧娜•麥克弗森稱，"Vax"是最合適的選擇，因為這個詞的"影響是最大的"。

This year's Oxford-winning word, vax, was first recorded in English in 1799, while its derivatives vaccinate and vaccination both first appear in 1800.

Vax于1799年首次出現(xiàn)在英語中，其衍生詞"vaccinate"和"vaccination"首次出現(xiàn)于1800年。

All of these words ultimately come from the Latin word vacca, which means cow.

這些單詞都源于拉丁語單詞vacca，意思是奶牛。

According to the OED, this is due to English physician and scientist Edward Jenner's pioneering work on vaccination against smallpox in the late 1790s and early 1800s.

根據(jù)《牛津英語詞典》，這要歸功于英國醫(yī)生兼科學家愛德華•詹納在18世紀90年代末和19世紀初在天花疫苗接種方面的開創(chuàng)性工作。