2026届高三英语培优 外刊阅读学案 《剑桥词典》为何选了“manifest”？.docxVIP

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外刊精选｜2024年度词汇：《剑桥词典》为何选了“manifest”？

继《柯林斯英语词典》率先公布了2024年度热词“brat”后，《剑桥词典》也公布了自己的年度词汇：manifest。通过飙升的搜索量和名人背书，人们赋予了“manifest”这个词新的含义：通过在脑海中不断想象成功的画面，从而推动事情向好发展，最终梦想变现实。《剑桥词典》的年度词汇选拔标准是哪三条？只通过“想象”就能实现自己的目标了吗？

Manifest:CambridgeDictionaryWordoftheYear

TheCambridgeDictionarysWordoftheYearhasbeenrevealedasmanifest,afteraglobalwellnesstrendendorsedbycelebritiesincludingsingerDuaLipa.

Thetraditionaldefinitionincludedtheadjectiveeasilynoticedorobviousandtheverbtoshowsomethingclearlythroughsignsoractions.Itnowincludes“tomanifestinthesenseoftoimagineachievingsomethingyouwant,inthebeliefdoingsowillmakeitmorelikelytohappen.

ButsocialpsychologyprofessorDrSandervanderLinden,fromtheUniversityofCambridge,warnedthatmanifestingwealth,love,andpowerhasnoscientificbasisandcanleadtounrealisticexpectationsanddisappointment.

WendalynNichols,publishingmanageroftheCambridgeDictionary,said:Manifestwonthisyearbecauseitincreasednotablyinlook-ups,itsusewidenedgreatlyacrossalltypesofmediaduetoeventsin2024,anditshowshowthemeaningsofawordcanchangeovertime.

Shesaidtherewerethreeconsiderationsbeforeannouncingthewordoftheyear:Whatwordwaslookedupthemost,orspiked?Whichonereallycaptureswhatwashappeninginthatyear?Andwhatisinterestingaboutthiswordfromalanguagepointofview?

Manifestingiswhatpsychologistscallmagicalthinking.Thereisgoodresearchonthevalueofpositivethinking,self-affirmation,andgoal-setting.Believinginyourself,bringingapositiveattitude,settingrealisticgoals,andputtingintheeffortpaysoffbecausepeopleareenactingchangeintherealworld.

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