牛津词典：我们决定取消最恶心英文单词票选

 　　Oxford¹ Dictionaries suspended its #OneWordMap most-hated words project. An update to the blog post describing the feature stated: “We regret to inform users that due to severe misuse² we have had to remove this feature from our website.”

　　牛津字典暂停了话题#OneWordMa——最可恨单词这个项目。博客上更新道：“我们很遗憾地通知用户，由于严重滥用，我们不得不把这个功能从我们的网站上撤销。”

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　　It’s possible that the suspension stemmed from the apparent outpouring of anti-Islam sentiment in the submissions⁴ to the project. Some Twitter accounts posted screenshots purporting⁵ to show that Oxford Dictionaries had barred certain sensitive words, like “Islam,” from submission³ prior to the decision to take down the project.

　　此次暂停有可能是源于在项目提交时对反伊斯兰情绪的明显流露。一些推特账户发布的截图显示，在决定拿下这个项目之前，牛津字典已经禁止提交如“Islam（伊斯兰教）”等某些敏感词汇。

　　However, the nature of the misuse was not specified⁶ in the site’s statement, and Oxford Dictionaries had not responded to a request for more details about why the program was halted.

　　然而，滥用的定义并没有在网站的声明中指定，而且牛津字典也没有回应终止原因的更多细节。

　　PREVIOUSLY⁷: Do you hate the word “moist”? Well, congratulations: You’re in excellent company. The word ― usually applied⁸ with varying degrees of ickiness to cake or to bodily orifices ― holds a legendary⁹ power of repulsion, and a new project by Oxford Dictionaries to compile people’s most hated English-language words is confirming this.

　　回顾：你讨厌“moist（潮湿）”这个词吗？好吧，恭喜你：你和大众品味一致。这个词通常指蛋糕或身体器官上不同程度的粘度——拥有一种奇葩的厌恶感，由牛津字典的一个新项目所编辑的“人最讨厌的英语单词”证实了这一点。

　　As of this writing, the website counts over 14,000 submissions, broken down by country, and “moist” hovers¹⁰ at or near the top of the list in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.

　　在撰写本文时，网站上有超过1万4000次的提交，根据国家进行分类，在美国、英国、澳大利亚和加拿大，“湿润”这一单词徘徊或接近了榜首。

1 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

2 misuse   

n.误用，滥用；vt.误用，滥用

参考例句：

• It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。
• He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。

3 submission   

n.服从，投降；温顺，谦虚；提出

参考例句：

• The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
• No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。

4 submissions   

n.提交( submission的名词复数 )；屈从；归顺；向法官或陪审团提出的意见或论据

参考例句：

• The deadline for submissions to the competition will be Easter 1994. 递交参赛申请的截止时间为1994年的复活节。 来自辞典例句
• Section 556(d) allows the agency to substitute written submissions for oral direct testimony in rulemaking. 第五百五十六条第（四）款准允行政机关在规则制定中用书面提交材料替代口头的直接证言。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

5 purporting   

v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Cindy Adams (Columnist) : He's purporting to be Mother Teresa. 辛迪？亚当斯（专栏作家）：他无意成为德兰修女。 来自互联网
• To prohibit certain practices purporting to be sales by auction. 本条例旨在对看来是以拍卖方式作出的售卖中某些行为予以禁止。 来自互联网

6 specified   

adj.特定的

参考例句：

• The architect specified oak for the wood trim. 那位建筑师指定用橡木做木饰条。
• It is generated by some specified means. 这是由某些未加说明的方法产生的。

7 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

8 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

9 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

10 hovers   

鸟( hover的第三人称单数 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• A hawk hovers in the sky. 一只老鹰在天空盘旋。
• A hen hovers her chicks. 一只母鸡在孵小鸡。