Some wouldn't say so, but for 20 years traditional British words have slowly been replaced by Americanisms. And now, words like 'marvellous' have been usurped by the US clich: 'awesome'. 有些人大概不会用marvellous这个词。但近20年来,传统的英式词汇已经逐渐被美式词汇所取代。
19. I enjoy Americanisms. 19.我喜欢美式英语。
The analysis of 74,000 short stories found that their written work was littered with Americanisms, exclamation marks and references to celebrities. 对7.4万个短篇故事的分析发现,这些书面作品中到处都是美式英语、感叹号和名人的名字。
OK is the most successful of all Americanisms. OK一词是美国用语中最成功的一个。
In view of the international use of English, the translators sought to avoid obvious Americanisms on the one hand and obvious Anglicisms on the other. 英文既已成为国际性语文,译者一方面避免使用显著的美式英文,一方面也避免显著的英国语气。
His newly acquired Americanisms quickly withered on his lips. 他新学到的美国话不再挂在嘴上了。
Certain Americanisms of the theatrical world have been accepted into the language of British politics. 某些美国戏剧界的用语已被英国吸收进政治词汇。