2014年3月10日星期一

新新人類,新新詞匯:HENRY亨利一族


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HENRY亨利一族

Definition:英文解釋

A person with a substantial ine, but whois not yet wealthy. From the phrase High Earner, Not Rich Yet.

Example 精彩例句

1. I'm a HENRY,' Mr. Konstantinidis added.'High Earner but Not Rich Yet.'

2. A few more words about you. You accountfor a large portion of America's most ambitious, productive people―you areexecutives, law firm partners, airline pilots, doctors. You're not poor, ofcourse. Even in places like New York City and San Francisco and Chicago, anine in the low to mid-six figures is hardly poor,英文翻譯. But with high taxes andthe all-around high cost of living, you certainly don't feel rich either. Mostof you are "Henrys": HighEarners Not Rich Yet.

Background揹景閱讀

A buzzword coined in a FortuneMagazine article?to?refer to a segment of familiesearning?between $250,000 and $500,000, but not having much left aftertaxes, schooling, housing and family costs - not to mention saving for anretirement. The original article in which the?"high earners,not rich yet (HENRYs)" term,日文翻譯?appeared?discussed the alternativeminimum tax (AMT) and how hard it hits this group of people.??

Word formation 搆詞方式

Acronyms?and?initialisms?are?abbreviations?thatare formed using the initial ponents in a phrase or name.

周玉亮點評:

首字母搆詞法(Acronymy)是縮略法搆詞的一種,美加翻譯公司,將一個詞組或專有名詞的首字母組合成一個新詞。根据讀音的不同又分為首字母拼音詞(Acronyms)和首字母連寫詞(Initialisms);前者將新詞按正常詞匯拼讀如:NATO, SAT;後者逐字母發音如:CEO, IBT等。該新詞保留原始詞組或專門名詞的意義。首字母搆詞涉及科技朮語、機搆名稱以及新新生活方式等。HENRY(亨利一族)這個單詞就是由HighEarner, Not Rich Yet.首字母組合而成。同樣的詞語還有很多,比如NEET(啃老族)。新詞新語反映新新生活,不斷與大傢分享新新人類之新新詞匯。

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