January 11
The editorial board of "Biting the Text and Chewing Words" announced
Top 10 Language Errors 2022
Include the following
1. The "踔" of "踔立vigor and vigorous" is mispronounced as zhuō
In 2022, "vigorous and vigorous" frequently appeared in document reports, news media, and propaganda banners. The "踔" of "踔立vigor Endeavor" is often mispronounced as "zhuō", and the correct pronunciation is chuō.
"踔" is a polyphonetic and polysemy word: pronounced chuō, with the meaning of jumping, galloping, etc., and by extension refers to the appearance of transcendence and far victory; Reading zhuō has a special meaning. "Li" means exciting; "Vigorous" describes the spirit of being energetic. "Vigorous and vigorous" is also often miswritten as "poking hard work". "Poke" refers to stabbing hard, and by extension, there are meanings such as irritation and accusation; "Poke power" does not make sense.
Second, "Tianhe core module" is mistakenly "Tianhe core module"
In July and November 2022, the Wentian experimental module and the Mengtian experimental module completed the rendezvous and docking with the Tianhe core module successively, forming the basic configuration of "T", and the construction of the Tiangong space station took a key step. When the media reports related news, they often mistake "Tianhe core module" for "Tianhe core module".
The China Manned Space Engineering Office held a space station naming event, and the core module was eventually named "Tianhe". "Tianhe" originally refers to the harmony of nature and harmony between heaven and earth, which contains the meaning of the harmonious unity of nature and human beings, and fully demonstrates China's concept of peaceful use of space to benefit all mankind. "Tianhe" refers to the Milky Way.
Third, "Lianhua Qingwei" is mistaken for "Lotus Qingwei"
When it comes to epidemic prevention drugs, "Lianhua Qingwen" is often mentioned, but often some people mistake it for "Lotus Qingwei". Among them, the word "Lianhua" refers to forsythia and honeysuckle in the ingredients of the drug, both of which have the function of clearing heat and detoxification, and the drug particles made of this as the main raw material can clear and detoxify, vent heat in the lungs, and inhibit influenza viruses. The ingredients of "Lianhua Qingwei" do not contain "lotus".
Fourth, the number of misuse "times"
The new coronavirus continues to iterate, and researchers have found that the Omicron strain is now significantly more contagious and less pathogenic. When the media reports related news, it is often expressed that Omicron is forty times less virulent than the original strain. The phrase "forty times down" is clearly inappropriate.
"Multiple" is used as a measure word after the number word, indicating that the increase is the same number as the original number; A number that is several times is a number multiplied by a few, such as three times a number is six. The quantifier "multiple" is generally used to increase the number, not to decrease the number. If it is forced to reduce the number, and the double value becomes zero, how to "drop forty times"? The norm should say: down to one in forties.
5. "Natural gas" is mistaken for "natural gas"
After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia faced severe sanctions from Western countries, turbulence in the international energy market, and skyrocketed natural gas prices. In related reports, "natural gas" is often mistaken for "natural gas".
Natural gas usually refers to natural gas bodies produced in oil fields, coal fields and swampy areas, and the main components are methane. And "natural gas" can only be understood as a naturally burning gas, which does not exist in the world's energy system. There is the word "gas" in Chinese, which means gas used as fuel, and natural gas is gas. "Natural gas" is "gas", but not "sky gas".
6. "Living up to expectations" is mistaken for "not meeting expectations"
On December 18, 2022, in the final of the World Cup in Qatar, Argentina defeated France to win the championship, and Messi lived up to expectations and led Argentina to lift the Hercules Cup. When some media report relevant news, they mistake "living up to expectations" for "not meeting expectations".
"Negative" means to fail to fail; "Living up to expectations" means living up to everyone's hopes and expectations. "Fu" is pronounced fú, and the instruct is convinced, such as "deep Fu is expected" means that the public is very convinced and enjoys high prestige. "Unsatisfied" means not convincing people, and "not satisfying the expectations of the public" can only be understood as failing to convince the public and disappoint everyone's expectations. This is obviously very different from praising Messi's intention.
7. "Queen of England" mistakenly for "Queen of England"
On September 8, 2022, London time, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Queen Elizabeth II died on the same day at the age of 96. In related reports, many media have mistaken "Queen of England" for "Queen of England". The full name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is a constitutional monarchy and its head of state is called "the King". Elizabeth II, the eldest daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom, ascended the throne on February 6, 1952 and was crowned on June 2, 1953, and is the longest-reigning king of the United Kingdom. "Empress" refers to female emperors, Britain has no emperor, and naturally there is no "empress".
VIII. "Termination" is mistakenly replaced by "Suspension"
On November 3, 2022, the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly again adopted a resolution with an overwhelming majority of 185 votes in favor, 2 against and 2 abstentions, demanding that the United States end the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. In relevant reports, some media mistook "termination" for "suspension".
"Terminate" means to end, stop completely, while "Stop" means to stop halfway through when something is not completed. There is also the possibility of "suspension". The United Nations has asked the United States to "end" the blockade against Cuba in the hope that the United States will "end" its actions, not let them "stop" their actions halfway.
9. "Shotgun" is mistaken for "shotgun"
On July 8, 2022, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed in the chest while giving a speech in Nara City. A number of Japanese media quoted police sources as saying that Shinzo Abe was shot with a shotgun. In relevant Chinese reports, some media mistook "shotgun" for "shotgun".
"Shrapnel" refers to white opaque Xiaoice grains, often spherical or conical. The "shotgun" is a rear-loading smoothbore gun that can shoot many projectiles (or small arrows) at the target in a bundle, and can shoot spray fire without precise aiming. "霰" used to be pronounced sǎn, and later pronounced xiàn. "Shotgun" cannot be written as "shotgun".
10. The misreading of "莘莘生子" is mispronounced as xīnxīn
"莘莘" should be pronounced shēnshēn, describing many; "Students" refers to a large number of students. "Xin" is also pronounced xīn, which is the name of the herb, that is, Xiaoxin, also used as a place name, such as Xinzhuang (belonging to Shanghai). The "莘莘子" of "莘莘生子" is often mispronounced as xīnxīn.
In the summer of 2022, a well-known university with a publicity board written "Bad students, bright future" attracted social attention. "Cruel students" is obviously a mistake of "students". Here "莘莘" is mistaken for "悻悻", which is when the pronunciation of "莘莘" is mispronounced, and then the word is written. 悻 is pronounced xìnɡ, and "悻悻" describes anger, resentment, and grievance; "Bad student" cannot be what the propaganda board is trying to say.
In addition, "students" is originally a group of many students, and statements such as "this student", "two students" and "many students" are all wrong.
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Comprehensive | editorial office of "Biting Texts and Chewing Words", China News Network
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