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澳大利亚2015年度热词

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Captain's call - a phrase "plucked" from the cricket pitch and politicised by former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott - has become the Macquarie Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2015.

“拍脑袋决定（原意：队长的决定）”一词源于板球运动，后因被用来戏谑澳大利亚前总理托尼·阿博特而变成政治术语。现在，该词已被麦夸里辞典列为“2015年度热词”。

Mr Abbott's controversial choice to award Prince Philip a knighthood was one of his many "captain's calls".

The noun is defined as "a decision made by a political or business leader without consultation¹ with colleagues".

The dictionary said the word "perfectly² encapsulates" Australia in 2015.

Coming in second was the word "lumbersexual" - a portmanteau of lumberjack and metrosexual - referring to urban men who adopt the style of an outdoorsman as a fashion statement.

Other contenders for Australia's best word in 2015

1. deso: Colloquially³ refers to a designated driver, who refrains from drinking alcohol in order to drive others safely home. Also, deso driver.

2. open kimono: A business policy of sharing information freely with an outside party.

3. keyboard warrior⁴: a person who adopts an excessively aggressive style in online discussions which they would not normally adopt in person-to-person communication, often in support of a cause, theory, world view, etc.

4. ghost plate: a clear plastic numberplate cover which becomes opaque⁵ when viewed from certain angles, thereby⁶ obscuring the registration⁷ number; designed to circumvent⁸ identification by speed cameras.

5. athleisure: clothing, shoes, etc., designed for both exercise and general casual wear.

6. tri-tip: a cut of beef, taken from the bottom of the sirloin.

7. digital disruption: Commerce the impact of digital technology in making various established industries and products obsolete⁹.

8. abandoned porn: a genre¹⁰ of photography which romanticises abandoned buildings and urban areas in a state of decay. Also, ruin porn.

9. wombat¹¹ gate: a swing gate installed in a ditch going underneath¹² a fence, so that wombats¹³, who follow very predictable patterns at night, can come and go without destroying the fence.

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1 consultation
n.咨询；商量；商议；会议
参考例句：
The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。 The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

2 perfectly
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
参考例句：
The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。 Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 colloquially
adv.用白话，用通俗语
参考例句：
For some little time the Jurymen hang about the Sol's Ams colloquially. 那些陪审员在太阳徽酒店里呆着，东拉西扯地谈了一会儿。来自辞典例句 This building is colloquially referred to as the barn. 这个建筑，用通俗的话来说就是一个谷仓。来自互联网

4 warrior
n.勇士，武士，斗士
参考例句：
The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。 A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

5 opaque
adj.不透光的；不反光的，不传导的；晦涩的
参考例句：
The windows are of opaque glass.这些窗户装着不透明玻璃。 Their intentions remained opaque.他们的意图仍然令人费解。

6 thereby
adv.因此，从而
参考例句：
I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。 He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。

7 registration
n.登记，注册，挂号
参考例句：
Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。 What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

8 circumvent
vt.环绕，包围；对…用计取胜，智胜
参考例句：
Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.军事策略家们企图绕开这一条约。 Any action I took to circumvent his scheme was justified.我为斗赢他的如意算盘而采取的任何行动都是正当的。

9 obsolete
adj.已废弃的，过时的
参考例句：
These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。 They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。

10 genre
n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格
参考例句：
My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。 Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看，莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。

11 wombat
n.袋熊
参考例句：
Wombat wanted to wiggle along the ground.袋熊想在地面上扭动前进。 A wombat stops in front a ranger's vehicle.袋熊停在护林员的车辆前面。

12 underneath
adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面
参考例句：
Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。 She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

13 wombats
n.袋熊( wombat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Wombats:Not big difference. 袋熊：没有很大的区别。来自互联网 Wombats wanted to wiggle along the ground. 袋熊想在地面上扭动前进。来自互联网

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