“毅力”当选剑桥词典年度词汇

Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year for 2021 has been revealed as "perseverance".

《剑桥词典》日前公布2021年度词汇为"毅力"。

The word was inspired by NASA’s mission to Mars, as data showed that users across the globe searched for the word online more than 243,000 times throughout the year.

该词的当选得益于美国宇航局的火星任务，数据显示，全球用户从年初至今对"毅力"一词的网络搜索量超过了24.3万次。

The dictionary found there was a surge in searches for the meaning of "perseverance" between Feb 18 and 24, after NASA’s Perseverance Rover landed on Mars.

《剑桥词典》发现，在美国宇航局的"毅力号"探测器登陆火星后，2月18日至24日期间网友对"毅力"含义的搜索量激增。

"Perseverance” is defined in the Cambridge Dictionary as a "continued effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time".

《剑桥词典》将"毅力"一词定义为"不断努力地做某事或实现某个目标，无论有多困难或需要花多长时间"。

Editors felt it was an appropriate word for the year, given the challenges of 2021.

编辑们认为考虑到2021年的种种挑战，"毅力"很适合做年度词汇。

People had shown the meaning of the word "in the face of challenges and disruption to our lives from Covid-19 and other problems".

人们"面对疫情和其他问题给生活带来的挑战和挫折"展示出了"毅力"一词的内涵。