词性及解释
家中度假 n.staycation
例句
Staycations have achieved high popularity in the financial crisis of 2007–2009 in which unemployment levels and gas prices are high.
Staycation(家中度假,还可以拼为stay-cation或stacation)是2007年到2009年经济危机期间失业率和油价不断攀升的情况下迅速走红的一个词。
【英文资料】
A staycation (or stay-cation, or stacation) is a neologism for a period of time in which an individual or family stays at home and relaxes at home or takes day trips from their home to area attractions. Staycations have achieved high popularity in the financial crisis of 2007–2009 in which unemployment levels and gas prices are high.
Common activities of a staycation include use of the backyard pool, visits to local parks and museums, and attendance at local festivals. Some staycationers also like to follow a set of rules, such as setting a start and end date, planning ahead, and avoiding routine, with the goal of creating the feel of a traditional vacation.
Staycation(家中度假,还可以拼为stay-cation或stacation)是2007年到2009年经济危机期间失业率和油价不断攀升的情况下迅速走红的一个词,指一个人或一家人待在家里休息或者在附近区域景点游览度假的一段时光。
家中度假时通常会有的活动包括:在后院的游泳池游泳、游览当地的公园和博物馆,还有参与当地一些节日活动。有些在家度假的人还喜欢遵循一定的原则,比如定好假期起止日期、提前做计划、避免安排常规活动等,以期创造一个传统假期的氛围。
【百科知识】
美国近来出现了一个传统字典上找不到的新名词——“staycation”,这个字是由“stay”(居家)和“vacation”(度假)两个英文字组成的,也就是不出远门,直接在家度假。原本应该放松空闲的“vacation”,活生生变成了静止停置的“staycation”,这都要拜高油价及美国高失业率所赐。