提到表情符号,你最先想到的是什么?
是陪伴我们长大的QQ表情还是席卷全球的Emoji呢?
有数据显示,世界上有92%的在线人口都会使用Emoji,它已经成为我们生活中不可或缺的一部分。
12月3日,统一码联盟(The Unicode Consortium)公布了2021年使用最多的emoji表情符号排行。
都有哪些表情符号上榜,它们的英文又是什么呢?
一起来看看吧!
According to data collected by the Unicode Consortium, the not-for-profit organization responsible for digitizing the world’s languages, Tears of Joy ? accounts for over 5% of all emoji use (the only other character that comes close is ❤️ and there is a steeeeeep cliff after that). The top ten emoji used worldwide are:
根据负责全球语言数字化的非营利组织统一码联盟收集的数据,“笑哭 ? ” 占所有表情符号使用量的5%以上(唯一与之接近的字符是 ❤️ ,之后的表情符号使用量呈直线下降)。全球使用最多的十个表情符号是:
As infinitely creative and diverse as the world is, the top 100 emoji comprise ~82% of total emoji shares. And yet …. There are 3,663 emoji.
这个世界充满了无限的创造力和多样性,排名前100的表情符号占了所有表情符号使用量的82%。然而……现存一共有3663个表情符号。
知识点:
1. not-for-profit organization 非营利机构
2. there is a steeeeeep cliff after that
这句在翻译上需要注意,如果直接翻成“后面有陡峭的悬崖”,读者完全搞不清你在说啥。 这里其实是个比喻,表示后面的表情符号的使用量骤降,可翻译成“呈直线下降”。
What are the most frequently used emoji?
大家最常用的表情符号有哪些呢?
Emoji patterns are pretty universal across the subcategories — top-ranked emoji consistently represent multiple concepts so they are used in a wider variety of situations. As an example, let’s look at clothing emoji. The top used is crown ? while the emoji collecting cobwebs in your keyboard seem to lack non-literal uses (like clutch bag ?, lab coat ?, and flat shoe ?). This is a pattern we see over and over again. Here’s a small sampling of emoji that are top in their class:
表情符号有个规律在各个子类别中都十分常见——排名最高的表情符号总是能够代表多个概念,所以它们的使用情况会更广。举个例子,让我们来看看服装类表情符号。最常用的是王冠 ?,而在你键盘里积灰的表情符号好像只能局限于字面意思(比如无带手提包 ?,实验服 ?,平底鞋 ?)。这是我们反反复复总能看到的规律。以下举几个各类别排名第一的表情符号作为例子:
知识点:
1. pattern n. /ˈpætn/
pattern有“模式;图案”的意思,这里其实指的是“规律”。
2. collect cobwebs in your keyboard
这里是个很生动的比喻。 我们在电视剧里经常能看到这样的场景,男女主角被坏人追杀逃到荒郊野外,在一座破败的庙宇里栖身,庙里到处都是灰尘,结满了蜘蛛网……
说了这么多,其实作者想表达的就是,这些表情符号都是你不常用的,所以可以翻译成“在键盘里积灰”。
? Rocket Ship found in the Transport-air is symbolic of progress being made and anticipation of big changes.
? 交通运输-航空类别下的“火箭船”,象征着正在取得的进步和对大变化的期待。
? Flexed Biceps is the top Body-parts emoji (this subcategory excludes hands) and is commonly used to indicate strength, success, overcoming a struggle, exercise, showing off, boasting, or rolling up your sleeve to receive a vaccine.
? “弯曲的二头肌”是最受欢迎的身体部位表情符号(这个子类别不包括手的表情符号),通常用于表示力量、成功、战胜困难、锻炼、炫耀、自夸或卷起袖子接种疫苗。
? Bouquet of Plant-Flower for all occasions: congratulations, celebrations, and relationships of many varieties be they platonic or romantic.
? 植物-鲜花类别下的“花束”可以用于所有的场景:祝贺、庆祝以及各种各样的人际关系,无论是柏拉图式的还是浪漫的。
? Butterfly is the most common Animal emoji (found in the Animal-Bug subcategory) representative of change, beauty, nature, and transformation.
?“蝴蝶”是使用最多的动物表情符号(在动物-昆虫子类别),它代表着改变、美丽、自然和蜕变。
? Person Doing Cartwheel may not be the most popular sport in the world but it is the most popular Person-Sport suggestive of happiness and joy. Editor’s Note: I’m fond of pairing it with a blackhole when disaster is looming ??️
? “做侧手翻的人”或许并不是世界上最受欢迎的运动类表情符号,但在运动人物中却是最受欢迎的,因为它代表着开心和愉悦。编者注:我喜欢把它和黑洞放到一起,代表糟糕的事情即将到来。??️
知识点:
cartwheel n. 侧手翻
拓展: 前空翻 front flip 后空翻 backflip 前滚翻 forward roll 后滚翻 backward roll
The least popular category?
最不常用的呢?
Flags. The least popular subcategory? Country-flags. They represent the largest collection (258 emoji!), but are used the least. Animal-mammal are the next largest subcategory (53 emoji!). Given that new emoji have to demonstrate they are not overly specific and need to break new ground, this suggests animal emoji are at saturation level.
旗帜。用的最少的子类别是?国家(地区)旗帜。它们是数量最庞大的子类别(共258个表情符号!),但是却用的最少。动物-哺乳动物排名第二(共53个表情符号!)。考虑到新的表情符号表达的内容不能过于具体,需要创新,这说明动物表情符号已经达到饱和状态。
How does 2021 compare to 2019?
2021年和2019年相比有什么不同吗?
See the difference? Look closely. You may miss it.
看到区别了吗?仔细瞅瞅,你可能会看漏。
Yeah, ? is no longer in the top ten but its replacement ? was just outside at number 16. If you seek dramatic changes, the Top 200 contains bigger jumps — the biggest gainers were ? (113 to 25) ? (139 to 48) and ? (97 to 14). Pleading Face emoji — like many other emoji added in 2018 — saw a great change in rank by 2021. Possibly because of a combination of factors: it had less time to establish its position and also who could resist those puppy dog eyes?
是的,?不再是前十名,但它的替代表情?排在第16位。如果你想看到戏剧性的变化,前200名的排名涨幅更大——涨幅最大的是?(113 – 25)?(139 – 48)和?(97 – 14)。与2018年新增的其他表情符号一样,截止2021年,“乞求脸”的排名有了很大的变化。可能是多种因素综合的结果:它在很短的时间就巩固了自己的地位,而且谁能抵挡住那些小狗般无辜的眼神呢?
知识点:
it had less time to establish its position 注意,这里的has less time并不是指“没有太多时间巩固地位”,而是指“巩固地位只花了很少的时间”,这点从前后文的逻辑也可以看出来。
And of course COVID continues to be part of our everyday lives as we enter 2022. Despite health-related emoji being used more often, only ? and ? managed to enter the Top 100 in 2021. ? moved up from 186 to 156 while ? only just made it into the Top 500. This reflects the sheer number of emoji we use and the variety of situations we use them in, as well as the many different functions they have in our online lives: a global pandemic that changed the way we live had little effect on how we express ourselves online ? ❤️ ? ? ? ?.
当然,随着我们进入2022年,新冠病毒将继续成为我们日常生活的一部分。尽管与健康有关的表情符号使用得更多,但在2021年,只有?和?进入了前100名。?从186名上升到156名,而?刚刚进入前500名。这反映了我们使用表情符号的数量、我们使用表情符号的各种场景,以及表情符号在我们网络生活中发挥着许多不同的功能:一场改变了我们生活方式的全球性流行病对我们在网络上表达自己的方式几乎没有影响 ? ❤️ ? ? ? ?。
最后,来玩个猜诗游戏吧。
你能猜出下面的 Emoji 说的是哪些诗句吗?
也可以发挥创造力
用Emoji编成诗歌让大家猜哦~
???
– THE END –
via 译介