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Zhengguan News Comprehensive Foreign Media Report "Collins English Dictionary" (hereinafter referred to as Collins) selected the 2022 British Vocabulary of the Year on November 2. "Permacrisis" defeated "Kiev", "sports whitewashing", and "party door" and other words were selected, demonstrating the chaos in the British political arena in 2022.
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AFP reported that Collins defines "Permacrisis" as "long-term instability and insecurity".
"Permacrisis" has become a common word, reflecting the turmoil caused by the Brexit , the COVID-19 pandemic, severe climate problems, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, political instability, and high cost of living crisis.
Alex Beecroft, general manager of Collins Learning, said: "Permacrisis summarizes how bad 2022 is for many British people."
In addition to that, there are several popular words included in the annual dictionary. "Kyiv" was included, showing Britain's support for Ukraine.
"Sportswashing" refers to the regime's infamous image by holding highly-watched sports events or taking over well-known sports teams.
"partygate" is one of the reasons why former British Prime Minister Johnson stepped down this year.
The current Prime Minister Sunak is the third prime minister in the UK in 2022. This year, the new British monarch - King Charles III (King Charles III) also inherited the throne.
His mother, Queen After Elizabeth II passed away in 59, Britain entered a new Carolean age, and the Latin Carolean originated from Charles also entered the annual list of "Collins". There are also words such as "warm bank" and "quiet quitting" on the
list. The former refers to places where British people who are struggling to afford energy bills can find heating equipment, such as libraries or churches; the latter is defined as doing only a minimum of work, with the purpose of protesting to employers or achieving a work-life balance.
Bicroft said: "This year our annual entries reflect the current state of the world... However, the inclusion of the word Kyiv (Kiev) reflects the British people's determination to support the Ukrainian people, and the UK is welcoming the dawn of the New Charles era, and the light of hope still exists."
In 2021, the annual word of Collins is "Non-homogeneous token" (NFT), 2020 is "lockdown", and the annual word of the Oxford Dictionary in 2021 is "vax", and the usage rate of the new crown vaccine has soared in 2021 due to the outbreak of the epidemic.
(Source: Zhengguan News)
