近日，《剑桥词典》（Cambridge Dictionary）公布了2022年度词汇：Homer（本垒打）。Homer是棒球运动中的术语，指击球员将对方来球击出后，击球员依次跑过一、二、三垒并安全回到本垒。Homer实际上是非正式的美式英语单词，这样一个专业词汇为什么能成为今年的年度词汇呢？这就要从海外非常火的一款猜词游戏Wordle说起了。

 

The endless permutations of five-letter words took over the internet in 2022 as the online puzzle game Wordle dominated social media feeds, pop culture and even determined¹ the Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year.

2022年，在线益智游戏Wordle在社交媒体刷屏，五个字母的无限排列组合走红网络，甚至决定了《剑桥词典》的2022年度词汇。

 

"Homer" was looked up on the Cambridge Dictionary website more than 79,000 times this year, with 65,401 searches taking place in one day – May 5.

今年，Homer（本垒打）在剑桥词典网站的搜索次数超过79000次，在5月5日这一天内被搜索65401次。

 

The reason? That was the day it was the Wordle answer, provoking frustration² from non-American users unfamiliar³ with the term as they attempted to secure a win by guessing the word within the game's six-guess limit.

这是为什么呢？因为Wordle那天的答案是Homer，这可难倒了不熟悉这个单词的非美国用户，因为玩家只有6次猜词机会。

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