"拍脑袋决定"当�"拇罄�2015年度热词
Australia makes 'captain's call' on best words of 2015
Captain's call - a phrase "plucked" from the cricket pitch and politicised by former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott - has become the Macquarie Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2015.
"拍脑袋决定（原意：队长的决定）"一词源于板球运动,后因被用来戏谑澳大利亚前总理托尼·阿博特而变成政治术语.现在,该词已被麦夸里辞典列为"2015年度热词".
Mr Abbott's controversial choice to award Prince Philip a knighthood was one of his many "captain's calls".
阿博特做过不少"拍脑袋的决定",其中包括授予英国菲利普亲王骑士头衔,此事让他备受争议.
The noun is defined as "a decision made by a political or business leader without consultation with colleagues".
这个名词是指"一个由政治或商业领导人所做的决定,未经与其同僚商议过."
The dictionary said the word "perfectly encapsulates" Australia in 2015.
该辞典称这个词"完美总结"了2015年的澳大利亚.
"There has been an interesting change in usage; an infrequent item of the jargon of cricket makes the leap into politics and is now being used generally with an ironic tinge to it that is very Australian," the Macquarie Dictionary said in a statement.
"这个词在用法上发生了一个十分有趣的变化；一个并不常见的板球术语进入到了政治领域,并且,人们在使用该词时通常带有讽刺意味,这种情况极富澳大利亚色彩,"麦夸里辞典在声明中如是说.
Coming in second was the word "lumbersexual" - a portmanteau of lumberjack and metrosexual - referring to urban men who adopt the style of an outdoorsman as a fashion statement.
排名第二的年度热词是"伐木型男".它是伐木工人和都市型男这两个词的合成词,指那种以户外运动为时尚的都市男性.
Other contenders for Australia's best word in 2015
澳大利亚2015年度热词候选
1. deso: Colloquially refers to a designated driver, who refrains from drinking alcohol in order to drive others safely home. Also, deso driver.
