Lexicon Leaders: Words of the Year

① As December turns to January, dictionary-publishers and others name their words of the year.

② For 2017 Merriam-Webster, an American publisher, went with "feminism", in recognition of the activism of the Women's March and the #MeToo movement denouncing sexual harassment.

③ Dictionary.com chose "complicit", much looked-up on its website after Ivanka Trump was asked if she was complicit in her father's actions as president.

④ Oxford Dictionaries puzzled readers with "youthquake", a wave of enthusiasm allegedly spotted several times this year in British politics (though the word itself seems little-used).

⑤ Collins, another dictionary-publisher, went with "fake news", Donald Trump's go-to riposte to unwelcome press.

⑥ Last to announce its choice is the American Dialect Society, which will do so on January 5th at its annual conference, being held in Salt Lake City.

⑦ It will also pick words it deems "most useful" and "most likely to succeed"—plus a "WTF word of the year".

▍生词好句

lexicon /ˈlɛksɪk(ə)n/: n. 词典；词汇表

lexicography /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfi/: n. 词典编纂学

go with: 顺应 (本意：与……相配)

in recognition of: 对……的表彰

activism /ˈaktɪvɪz(ə)m/: n. 社会运动

suffrage /ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/: n. 选举权

denounce /dɪˈnaʊns/: vt. 谴责

sexual harassment /ˈharəsm(ə)nt, həˈrasm(ə)nt/: 性骚扰

complicit /kəmˈplɪsɪt/: adj. 串通的

youthquake /ˈjuːθkweɪk/: n. 年轻震荡

allegedly /əˈlɛdʒɪdli/: adv. 据称

spot /spɒt/: vt. 瞥见

go-to: adj. 最常使用的；最喜欢的

riposte /rɪˈpɒst/: n. 反击