It may not be a word by the strictest definition – but the emoji commonly known as “face with tears of joy” has been named the “Word” of the Year for 2015 by Oxford Dictionaries.
嚴格意義上來說它不是一個詞匯——但為人熟知的“笑cry”表情已經(jīng)被牛津詞典評為2015年度“詞匯”。

A breakthrough year for the pictograms first spread by texting teens has been marked by the Oxford Dictionaries’ recognition for a word or expression that “captures the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of that particular year.”
牛津詞典的認可標志著表情符號突破性發(fā)展的一年。一個單詞或短語能夠“抓住那一年的精神、情緒或極其重要的事情”即是牛津詞典的評定標準。而表情文字是最先在青少年發(fā)送的短信中傳播起來的。

The body cited Hillary Clinton soliciting feedback in emoji and on-going debates about the skin tone of smiley faces, as evidence that “emoji have come to embody a core aspect of living in a digital world that is visually driven, emotionally expressive, and obsessively immediate.”
該機構引用希拉里·克林頓（Hillary Clinton）對表情符號征求反饋意見和對笑臉的膚色進行討論為證，說明“在數(shù)字化的世界中，表情符號包含了生活中的視覺感官、情感表達等主要方面。”

Casper Grathwohl, President of Oxford Dictionaries, said: “You can see how traditional alphabet scripts have been struggling to meet the rapid-fire, visually focused demands of 21st Century communication. It’s not surprising that a pictographic script like emoji has stepped in to fill those gaps—it’s flexible, immediate, and infuses tone beautifully.
牛津詞典部長卡斯帕·格拉斯沃說：“這代表著傳統(tǒng)的字母式文稿正在努力達到21世紀交流的可視化、快速化要求。而出現(xiàn)了類似表情符號這樣的東西來填補二者之間的縫隙并不令人驚訝——因為它具有可變性、迅速性，并蘊含了感情因素。”

“As a result emoji are becoming an increasingly rich form of communication, one that transcends linguistic borders. When Andy Murray tweeted out his wedding itinerary entirely in emoji, for example, he shared a subtle mix of his feelings about the day directly with fans around the world. It was highly effective in expressing his emotions.”
“表情符號成為交流溝通中越來越豐富的形式，它超越了語言的界限。比如，安迪·穆雷完全用表情符號把他的婚禮過程在推特上發(fā)布，他直接地與世界各地的粉絲們分享了當天他微妙又復雜的情緒。用表情符號完整有效的表達了他的情緒。”

Research by mobile technology business SwiftKey found that “Face with Tears of Joy” was the most heavily used emoji globally in 2015. Their statistics showed that the character comprised 20% of all emoji used in the UK in 2015.
移動技術公司SwiftKey的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)“笑cry”是2015年全球使用率最高的表情符號。統(tǒng)計數(shù)字顯示，該表情占2015年英國使用的所有表情的20%。

Oxford Dictionaries defines a “word” variously as a “single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing” or “conceptual unit of language”, allowing emoji to take their place among more conventional communicative forms.
牛津詞典定義一個“單詞”為“語句或寫作中的單個有意義的元素”或“語言中的概念單位”，這讓表情符號能夠代替單詞在傳統(tǒng)交際形式中的位置。

Oxford Dictionaries lexicographers also identified a sharp increase in the use of the word emoji itself in 2015. Emoji is a loanword from Japanese defined as “a small digital image or icon used to express an idea or emotion in electronic communication.”
牛津詞典編纂者也發(fā)現(xiàn)在2015年單詞“emoji”使用率迅速增加。“emoji”是日語的外來詞，定義為“一個小數(shù)字圖像或在電子通信用來表達思想或情感的圖標。”

***各種emoji含義***

表情1

Slang translation: lol; lmao / Old-fashioned words: laughing out loud; laughing my ass off; I say, that’s rather funny
俚語：LOL；Lmao／解釋：大笑；笑死我了

表情2

Slang translation: beautifull; gawgeous; hotttt / Old-fashioned words:beautiful; gorgeous; jolly attractive
俚語：beautifull;；gawgeous;；hotttt／解釋：美麗；優(yōu)雅；極具吸引力的

表情3

Slang translation: xoxo; xoxoxox / Old-fashioned words: hugs and kisses; hugs and kisses (in slightly greater quantity)
俚語：xoxo；xoxoxox／解釋：抱抱親親；抱抱親親（程度加強）

表情4

Slang translation: GJ; job; haha / Old-fashioned words: good job; good job; well done, that was rather funny
俚語：GJ；job；haha／解釋：好工作；干得漂亮；那真好笑

表情5

Slang translation: oml; ughh; ughhh / Old-fashioned words: Oh my Lord; oh damn; oh damn and blast
俚語：oml;；ughh；ughhh／解釋：噢，天哪；噢，該死的

表情6

Slang translation: ffs; grr / Old-fashioned words: for fuck’s sake; I’m furious (in fact I’m so furious, I’m growling)
俚語：ffs;；grr／解釋：看在他媽的份上！；我很火大（事實上我十分火大，快炸了）

表情7

Slang translation: cmeo; crbt; waa / Old-fashioned words: crying my eyes out; crying real big tears; I’m so very unhappy that I’m wailing
俚語：cmeo;；crbt；waa／解釋：痛哭；大顆大顆眼淚掉；我很不開心，我在哭

表情8

Slang translation: zzz; btd; gnstdltbbb / Old-fashioned words: I am sleepy; I’m bored to death; good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite
俚語：zzz；btd；gnstdltbbb／解釋：我好困；我快無聊死了；晚安－別讓臭蟲咬到！

Vocabulary

pictogram: 象形圖
ethos: 民族精神；氣質；社會思潮
preoccupation: 關注的事物
itinerary: 日程

英文來源：獨立報
譯者：張卉
審校&編輯：丹妮