熱辣“電臀舞”入選牛津詞典

'Twerking', the provocative dance move made popular by Miley Cyrus, has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
被麥莉·賽勒斯帶火的挑逗性舞姿“電臀舞”一詞被收錄進牛津英語詞典。

Despite its more frequent use in recent years, the word can be traced back to as early as 1820s to describe a 'twisting jerking movement'.
近幾年來，“電臀舞”一詞使用頻率越來越高。但是該詞起源最早可追溯至19世紀20年代，意指“快速扭轉的動作”。

The word is one of 500 new entries, including 'twitterati' (describing users of the social media service), and 'fo' shizzle' (meaning 'for sure'), added to the dictionary.
該詞是新入選牛津英語詞典的500個詞條之一。其它詞條還包括：“twitterati”（推特達人）以及“fo' shizzle”（指對某種說法的肯定）。

Twerking, which the dictionary describes as dancing 'in a sexually provocative manner, using thrusting movements of the bottom and hips while in a low, squatting stance', has its roots in the early 1990s New Orleans 'bounce' music scene.
牛津詞典對電臀舞的釋義：兼用臀部和髖部的移動，同時採取低蹲姿態，舞姿性感魅惑。這種舞姿源於20世紀90年代初期新奧爾良“彈跳音樂”系列。

Research by the Oxford English Dictionary has found the term was first used in 1820 as a noun spelt 'twirk', meaning a 'twisting jerking movement' or 'twitch'. It then emerged as a verb by 1848 and the modern spelling was adopted by 1901.
牛津英語詞典調查發現，該詞早在1820年就已用作名詞，當時拼寫方式是“twirk”，意爲“快速扭轉的動作”或“抽搐”。之後於1848年，該詞又作動詞使用。而現行拼法“twerk”則於1901年普及。

Miss Cyrus, 22, caused a furore when she performed the move on stage at an awards ceremony in 2013 wearing very little clothing.
2013年，22歲的塞勒斯參加頒獎典禮時穿着暴露。她一曲熱舞，瞬間轟動。

Twerk is one of 500 new entries in the OED. Others include 'twitterati', describing users of social networking site Twitter, e-cigarette, the devices containing a nicotine-based liquid that is vaporized and inhaled, and FLOTUS, the acronym for First Lady of the United States which is now Michelle Obama's official twitter username.
“電臀舞”是新入選牛津詞典的500個詞條之一。其它詞條包括：“twitterati”（推特達人）、“e-cigarette”（電子煙，盛有尼古丁溶液，可霧化供用戶吸入）以及“FLOTUS”（詞組First Lady of the United States的縮寫，即，美國第一夫人，現爲米歇爾·奧巴馬的官方推特用戶名）。

The Oxford English Dictionary records the meaning and development of the English language. For a word to qualify, it must have been in popular use for at least 10 years in both novels and newspapers.
牛津英語詞典記錄了英語詞彙的初始含義及其發展後的含義。一個詞彙要想入選牛津詞典，就必須得在至少十年內的小說及報紙中“頻頻露面”。

Commenting on twerking, Fiona McPherson, senior editor of Oxford English Dictionary, said: 'We are confident that it is the same origins as the dance. There has been constant use up into the present day to mean that same thing.
牛津英語詞典資深編輯菲歐娜·麥克弗森在點評“電臀舞”一詞時說：“我們相信，這個詞和這種舞起源相同。到今天爲止，這一詞彙被頻頻使用，指代的還是這種舞。”

'I think it's quite spectacular, the early origins for it. We were quite surprised.'
“這個詞的最初起源真是太神奇了。我們都相當吃驚。”

The word first entered the onlineOxforddictionary, which recognises popular usage of words, in 2013.
該詞在2013年首次收錄於牛津在線詞典，這是對詞彙廣泛被使用的一種認可。

'Meh', an interjection expressing lack of enthusiasm, has also been included in the latest Oxford English Dictionary.
“Meh”（“咩”，感嘆詞。表示缺少熱情）也入選最新一版牛津英語詞典。

The word is believed to have been first used in 1992, before being popularised by cult TV cartoon The Simpsons.
該詞於1992年被首次使用，在熱門卡通《辛普森一家》上映後開始流行。

Ms McPherson said the new entries had 'earned their place' in the history of the English language.
麥克弗森女士表示，這些新入選詞條在英語歷史上已經佔據了“一席之地”。