Post truth當選牛津詞典年度詞彙
Oxford Dictionaries has declared "post-truth" as its 2016 international word of the year, reflecting what it called a "highly-charged" political 12 months.
《牛津詞典》宣佈post-truth（後真相）爲2016年度詞彙，這個詞反應了這一年政治領域“高度緊張”的狀態。
It is defined as an adjective relating to circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotional appeals.
詞典將post-truth定義爲形容詞，描述的是客觀事實對公衆意見的影響沒有感性訴求產生的影響大這樣一個狀況。
Its selection follows June's Brexit vote and the US presidential election.
這個詞當選是拜6月份英國脫歐公投和美國總統大選所賜。
Oxford Dictionaries' Casper Grathwohl said post-truth could become "one of the defining words of our time".
《牛津詞典》的Casper Grathwohl表示，post-truth或將成爲“定義我們這個時代的詞彙之一”。
Post-truth, which has become associated with the phrase "post-truth politics", was chosen ahead of other political terms, including "Brexiteer" and "alt-right".
Post-truth（後真相）經常跟post-truth politics（後真相政治）一起出現，此次評選中被甩在後面的其他政治詞彙有Brexiteer（脫歐支持者）和alt-right（另類右翼）。
Oxford Dictionaries says post-truth is thought to have been first used in 1992.
《牛津詞典》表示，post-truth這個詞首次使用是在1992年。
However, it says the frequency of its usage increased by 2,000% in 2016 compared with last year, coinciding with the EU referendum and the campaign for the White House in the US.
不過，詞典表示，這個詞在2016年的使用率比上一年增長了2000%，而今年正好是脫歐公投和美國總統大選之年。
Mr Grathwohl said: "Fuelled by the rise of social media as a news source and a growing distrust of facts offered up by the establishment, post-truth as a concept has been finding its linguistic footing for some time," he said.
Grathwohl先生說：“隨着社交媒體崛起成爲新聞來源，同時人們對主流機構提供的事實越發不信任，post-truth這個理念的語言學根基其實已經形成一段時間了。”
"We first saw the frequency really spike this year in June with buzz over the Brexit vote and again in July when Donald Trump secured the Republican presidential nomination.
“我們最開始注意到這個詞使用頻率暴增是在今年6月英國脫歐公投期間，後來7月份，特朗普被確定爲共和黨總統候選人時使用頻率再次明顯增加。”
"Given that usage of the term hasn't shown any signs of slowing down, I wouldn't be surprised if post-truth becomes one of the defining words of our time."
“鑑於目前這個詞的使用頻率還沒有降低的跡象，post-truth最終成爲定義我們這個時代的詞彙之一，我也不會覺得奇怪。”
