Media｜剑桥词典2024年度单词："manifest"

'Manifest' is Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2024

For a term that's gained ground with millennials and Gen Z, the word 'manifest' actually dates back to the 1300s. Back then it was an adjective meaning 'clear' or 'obvious'. You can spot it in William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, even in the work of Geoffrey Chaucer. Nowadays, 'manifest' has a totally new meaning – the idea that, through the power of belief, we can effectively think a goal into becoming reality.

Although positive thinking, self-affirmation and goal-setting all have beneficial effects, some psychologists have argued manifestation could lead to unrealistic expectations, even obsessive behaviour. Nevertheless, the term has gained traction on social media, and this year on the Cambridge Dictionary website it was looked up almost 130,000 times.

词汇表
gain ground 普及；取得进展
millennials [mɪ'leniəlz] 千禧一代（2000年左右出生的人）
Gen Z [ˌdʒen ˈzed] Z世代（Generation Z，指90年代后期和2000年代前期出生的人）
manifest [ˈmænɪfest] 显示，表明；显化（指通过坚定信念让目标变为现实）
date back to 追溯到，始于
spot [spɒt] 看出，注意到，发现
Merchant of Venice [ˈmɜː(r)tʃ(ə)nt][ˈvenɪs]《威尼斯商人》（莎士比亚著）
self-affirmation [ˌæfə(r)ˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] 自我肯定
goal-setting 目标设定
manifestation [ˌmænɪfeˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] 显示，表明；显灵
obsessive [əb'sesɪv] 强迫性的，着迷的
gain traction ['trækʃ(ə)n] 获得支持或认可
look up 搜索，查找

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