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Cambridge Dictionary Announces "Upcycling" as Word of the Year
《劍橋詞典》宣布將“升級回收”確定為年度詞匯
Cambridge Dictionary has declared "upcycling" as the 2019 Word of the Year. The word "upcycling" refers to the act of making new items out of old, discarded materials. "Upcycling" was first added to the dictionary in 2011, when the editors noticed an increase in internet searches for the word. The number of searches has risen by 181 percent since then. Cambridge Dictionary's publishers believe that the word's popularity is caused by people's growing awareness of climate change and other environmental issues. Many of the words on the shortlist for Word of the Year were also related to climate change concerns, including "carbon sink" (a type of ecosystem that absorbs carbon dioxide) and "preservation" (the act of protecting something from being damaged).
《劍橋詞典》將“升級回收”列為2019年度詞匯?！吧壔厥铡币辉~是指用廢棄的舊材料來制作新東西?！吧壔厥铡币辉~于2011年首次被添加到詞典中，當時編輯們注意到這個詞在互聯網上的搜索量在增加。自那以后，搜索量增加了181%?！秳蛟~典》的出版商認為，這個詞之所以流行，是因為人們對氣候變化和其他環境問題的意識越來越強。“年度詞匯”的名單里面有許多詞匯也與氣候變化問題相關，包括“碳匯”（一種吸收二氧化碳的生態系統）和“保存”（保護某物免受破壞的行為）。
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