「Rizz」正式獲選成為牛津辭典 2023 年度代表字

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4,437 Hypes

時近年末，到了英國牛津大學出版社（Oxford University Press）正式公開年度代表字的時刻。繼去年由「Goblin mode」獲選後，今年由「Rizz」榮獲此地位。

根據牛津辭典註解，「Rizz」是名詞，定義為：「風格、魅力、吸引力」或是「勾起他人慾望的能力」，此詞也可以在短語中作為動詞，如「to rizz up」，意指「吸引、引誘或搭訕一個人」。

牛津大學出版社在聲明中表示：「我們團隊中的語言專家選擇『Rizz』作為一個有趣例子，說明詞彙是可以先在社群裡形成、塑造和共享的，然後才在社會中被廣泛採用。此詞說明年輕人現在擁有線上或其他方式，來創造並定義自己的語言和單字。」

牛津大學出版社的年度代表字旨在選出反映同年度人們「情緒、精神和關注」所在，並具備「持久文化意義」潛力的詞彙。今年共有八個單字被列入考量，並分成四組去進行篩選，其中包括「Swiftie」、「prompt」、「situationship」等，經過約 30,000 個投票表決，最終由「Rizz」獲選。下列提供完整單字列表。

Swiftie vs. de-influencing

Swiftie (n.): an enthusiastic fan of the singer Taylor Swift.
de-influencing (n.): the practice of discouraging people from buying particular products, or of encouraging people to reduce their consumption of material goods, esp. via social media.

beige flag vs. rizz

beige flag (n.): a character trait that indicates that a partner or potential partner is boring or lacks originality; (also) a trait or habit, esp. of a partner or potential partner, viewed as extremely characteristic, but not distinctly good or bad.
rizz (n.): style, charm, or attractiveness; the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner.

heat dome vs. prompt

heat dome (n.): a persistent high-pressure weather system over a particular geographic area, which traps a mass of hot air below it.
prompt (n.): an instruction given to an artificial intelligence program, algorithm, etc., which determines or influences the content it generates.

parasocial vs. situationship

parasocial (adj.): designating a relationship characterized by the one-sided, unreciprocated sense of intimacy felt by a viewer, fan, or follower for a well-known or prominent figure (typically a media celebrity), in which the follower or fan comes to feel (falsely) that they know the celebrity as a friend.
situationship (n.): a romantic or sexual relationship that is not considered to be formal or established.