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"Brain rot" has been selected as the 2024 Word of the Year by Oxford University Press.
牛津大学出版社日前将“Brain rot”选为2024年度词汇。
"Brain rot" is defined as 'the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state,
“Brain rot”的定义是“一个人的精神或智力状态的恶化，
especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging.
尤其是由于过度消费那些被认为是琐碎或没有挑战性的内容（现在尤其是线上内容）所导致。
Also: something characterised as likely to lead to such deterioration'.
也可以形容“可能导致这种恶化的东西”。
The first recorded use of "brain rot" was found in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau's book Walden, which reports his experiences of living a simple lifestyle in the natural world.
1854年，亨利·大卫·梭罗在他的著作《瓦尔登湖》中首次使用了“brain rot”一词，书中描述了他在自然界过简单生活的经历。
Experts at Oxford University Press noticed that "brain rot" gained new prominence this year,
牛津大学出版社的专家们注意到，“brain rot”今年获得了新的关注，
as a term used to capture concerns about the impact of consuming excessive amounts of lowquality online content, especially on social media.
它被用来表达人们对过度消费低质量在线内容的担忧，尤其是在社交媒体上。
