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A buzzword is a word or a short phrase from some special field that people suddenly treat as very important. Everyone starts saying it in meetings, in ads, in school talks — often faster than they can say what it really means. 'Synergy', 'disruption', 'AI-powered' have all had this life.
A buzzword is a word or a short phrase from some special field that people suddenly treat as very importantbuzzword是某個專業領域裡的一個字或短語,大家突然把它當成很重要的東西。Everyone starts saying it in meetings, in ads, in school talks大家開始在會議、廣告、學校演講裡到處講它 — often faster than they can say what it really means往往講得比他們真正搞懂意思還快。'Synergy', 'disruption', 'AI-powered' have all had this life「Synergy」、「disruption」、「AI-powered」都經歷過這種階段。
The word is a little teasing. If you call something a buzzword, you are not praising it; you are hinting that the excitement is louder than the thought.
The word is a little teasing這個字帶點調侃意味。If you call something a buzzword如果你說某樣東西是buzzword,you are not praising it你不是在稱讚它;you are hinting that the excitement is louder than the thought你是在暗示這股熱潮比實際想法更大聲。
It was coined in the United States in the 1970s, from buzz (the talk around a thing) plus word.
It was coined in the United States in the 1970s它是1970年代在美國造出來的字,from buzz (the excited talk around a thing) plus word由buzz(一件事周圍興奮的談論聲)加上word組成。
Teachers, journalists, and tired office people use it.
Teachers, journalists, and tired office people use it老師、記者、疲憊的上班族都會用這個字。
Though actually, a technical word is not a buzzword just because it is hard. It becomes one when it is fashionable.
Though actually不過事實上,a technical word is not a buzzword just because it is hard一個專業術語不會只因為難就變成buzzword。It becomes one when it is fashionable它變成buzzword是因為它變得流行。
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
buzzwordnoun/ˈbʌzwɜː(ɹ)d/
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derogatoryA word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning.
- Their salespeople know all the right buzzwords, but they can't really help you solve your problems.
- Ideology is a [George Cabot] Lodge buzzword, as they say in business schools, the first word that sends many executives and students who would emulate them, into fury.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。