Vax当选牛津词典年度词汇

Vax has been chosen as word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).

Vax被《牛津英语词典》评为年度词汇。

Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed, unvaxxed and anti-vaxxer all seeing a surge in use.

由于新冠肺炎疫情，2021年与疫苗相关的词汇更加频繁出现，"接种过两剂疫苗的"、"未接种疫苗的"和"反对疫苗人士"这些词汇的使用频率骤增。

Oxford senior editor Fiona McPherson says vax was an obvious choice, as it has made "the most striking impact".

《牛津英语词典》高级编辑菲奥娜•麦克弗森称，"Vax"是最合适的选择，因为这个词的"影响是最大的"。

This year's Oxford-winning word, vax, was first recorded in English in 1799, while its derivatives vaccinate and vaccination both first appear in 1800.

Vax于1799年首次出现在英语中，其衍生词"vaccinate"和"vaccination"首次出现于1800年。

All of these words ultimately come from the Latin word vacca, which means cow.

这些单词都源于拉丁语单词vacca，意思是奶牛。

According to the OED, this is due to English physician and scientist Edward Jenner's pioneering work on vaccination against smallpox in the late 1790s and early 1800s.

根据《牛津英语词典》，这要归功于英国医生兼科学家爱德华•詹纳在18世纪90年代末和19世纪初在天花疫苗接种方面的开创性工作。