英语词典评选出2018最有趣的单词！都是些啥？

The funniest words in the dictionary have been revealed, with 'upchuck', 'boff' and 'jiggly' topping the list.

词典里最有趣的词已被揭晓，“upchuck”（呕吐）、“boff”（尽情的大笑）以及“jiggly”（摇晃的）等单词在榜单上名列前茅。

Constantly changing, updating and evolving, the English language is a fascinating entity that's seen words such as 'avo' and 'bougie' weave their way into everyday vocabulary lately.

英语是一种迷人的存在，它不断变化、更新、演变，最近它又见证了“avo”（分，澳门辅币名称）和“bougie”（探针）等单词被应用于人们的日常交流中。

The ability of certain words to positively affect your mood is a curious topic, so thought-provoking that researchers from the University of Alberta decided to explore it in great detail.

能够对你的心情产生积极影响的单词是一个很奇特的话题，这些词非常发人深省以至于阿尔伯塔大学的研究员决定详尽地探索一下这个主题。

“Humour is, of course, still personal,” says Chris Westbury, a psychology professor at the university.

“当然，幽默感依然得看个人，”该大学的一位心理学教授克里斯·韦斯特伯里说道。

“Here, we get at the elements of humour that aren't personal; things that are universally funny.”

“从这项研究中，我们找到了不针对个人的幽默元素，也就是人们普遍认为有趣的事物。”

This allowed them to determine which words were deemed as being funnier than others, whether that be due to a word being particularly unusual or simply sounding funny when said out loud.

这使他们可以确定哪些词会比其他词让人们觉得更有趣，不论是因为这个词非常特别，还是因为大声说这个词的时候听上去会比较有趣。

After bottling it down to 10 words, Westbury concluded that the funniest words in the English language are: 'upchuck', 'bubby', 'boff', 'wriggly', 'yaps', 'giggle', 'cooch', 'guffaw', 'puffball' and 'jiggly'.

在筛选出10个单词之后，韦斯特伯里得出结论，英语中最有趣的词是“upchuck”（呕吐）、“bubby”（乳房）、“boff”（尽情的大笑）、“wriggly”（蠕动）、“yaps”（狂吠）、“giggle”（傻笑）、“cooch”（扭肚舞）、“guffaw”（哄笑）、“puffball”（马勃菌）和“jiggly”（摇晃的）。

So, next time you're with some friends and telling an entertaining anecdote, why not try throwing a few 'guffaws' or 'puffballs' into the conversation?

所以，下一次你跟朋友在一起讲到一件有趣的事情的时候，为什么不尝试着在对话中加入几个“guffaws”或“puffballs”这样的词呢？

Who knows - perhaps you'll reinvent yourself as a comedy genius.

天晓得，也许你会把自己重塑成一位喜剧天才呢。

（翻译：Dlacus）