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Why 'wake' is so confusing. The playful language of vacations.

2025/5/20
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Mignon Fogarty: 今天我们要探讨英语里一个非常棘手的动词“wake”,以及它的一系列变体,如“waken”、“awake”等等。我发现“wake”的复杂性源于其悠久的历史和多种形式的演变。最初,“wake”和“waken”是两个不同的动词,但随着时间的推移,它们的形式和用法开始相互影响。更令人困惑的是,人们还在这些词的前面加上了“a-”前缀,创造出“awake”和“awaken”等形式。在不同的历史时期,各种形式的“wake”都在使用,导致了现代英语中“wake”的多种变体并存的局面。即使是英语母语者,也很难准确地选择使用哪种形式。语法学家试图通过区分及物动词和不及物动词来规范“wake”的用法,但这种规则并未能完全反映实际使用情况。词典对“wake”的各种形式的解释也常常不一致,这进一步加剧了使用的混乱。总而言之,“wake”的复杂性是英语语言演变的一个缩影,它提醒我们语言的规则并非一成不变,而是不断地变化和发展。因此,在选择使用“wake”的各种形式时,我们应该更加灵活,并根据具体的语境进行判断。 Mignon Fogarty: 此外,我还想和大家聊聊与假期相关的词汇。随着假期的临近,我们经常会听到各种各样的新词,比如“staycation”(宅度假)、“glamping”(豪华露营)等等。这些新词的出现反映了人们对于假期的不同需求和期望。例如,“staycation”的流行反映了人们在经济不景气时,更倾向于在家中或周边地区度过假期。“glamping”则反映了人们对于舒适和便利的追求,即使在户外露营,也希望能够享受到豪华酒店般的待遇。除了这些新词之外,还有一些与假期相关的旧词,如“vacation”(假期)、“holiday”(假日)等等。这些词汇在不同的语境下有着不同的含义和用法。例如,“vacation”通常指较长的假期,而“holiday”则可以指任何类型的假日,包括公共假日和私人假日。总而言之,与假期相关的词汇是英语语言中一个非常丰富和有趣的领域。通过了解这些词汇的含义和用法,我们可以更好地表达自己对于假期的想法和感受。

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  1. Is it "woke," "woken," or "waked"? We break down why the verb "wake" is one of the trickiest in English, with four competing forms and centuries of change. Then, we lighten things up with a look at vacation vocabulary—from "staycation" to "glamping."

The "wake" segment was written by Natalie Schilling, a professor emerita of linguistics at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and who runs a forensic linguistics consulting firm. You can find her on LinkedIn).

The "vacation" segment was written by Samantha Enslen, who runs Dragonfly Editorial. You can find her at dragonflyeditorial.com).

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