导读

“parasocial”原本是一个学术用语，在学术界被译为“准社会关系”，即通常所说的“单方面的社交关系”。它被定义为“涉及或关于某人感到自己与一位并不相识的名人之间存在的联系”。剑桥词典表示，2025年的特点是“人们对与名人、网红及AI聊天机器人建立的单向拟社会关系的关注”。以下是外媒报道。

双语文本

"Parasocial" is the Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year, defined as a relationship felt by someone between themselves and a famous person they do not know. Its examples include the parasocial interest displayed by fans when singer Taylor Swift and American footballer Travis Kelce announced their engagement.

Parasocial是剑桥词典的年度词汇，其定义为某人与一位素未谋面的名人之间存在的联系。例如，当歌手泰勒·斯威夫特和美国橄榄球运动员特拉维斯·凯尔斯宣布订婚时，粉丝们表现出的准社会兴趣。

The term dates back to 1956, when American sociologists observed TV viewers engaging in "para-social" relationships with on-screen personalities. Chief editor Colin McIntosh said it had recently been used to describe "a type of relationship, between a person and a non-person, for example a celebrity".

该术语最早出现于1956年，当时美国社会学家观察到电视观众与屏幕上的人物之间存在“准社会”关系。主编科林·麦金托什表示，该词最近被用来描述“人与非人（例如名人）之间的一种关系”。

Other examples given by the dictionary included Lily Allen's breakup album West End Girl, which leaned into a parasocial interest in her love life, and the emergence of parasocial relationships with AI bots, which saw people treat them as a confidant, friend or romantic partner.

词典给出的其他例子包括莉莉·艾伦的分手专辑West End Girl，该专辑迎合了公众对她感情生活的准社会兴趣；还有与人工智能聊天机器人建立的准社会关系，人们将机器人视为知己、朋友或恋人。



相关表达

1 .parasocial adj.准社会的

例：Illusionary or "parasocial" relationships with television characters or personalities can ease belongingness needs.

假想自己与电视角色有某种关系可以舒缓人们的归属感需求。

2 .engage in从事

释义：If you engage in an activity, you do it or are actively involved with it.

例：I have never engaged in drug trafficking.

我从来没有从事过贩毒。

常见搭配：

engage with使融入

释义：If you engage with something or with a group of people, you get involved with that thing or group and feel that you are connected with it or have real contact with it.

例：She found it hard to engage with office life.

她发现难以融入办公室生活。

3 .lean into全身心投入

释义：to accept the challenge of doing something and try hard to do it successfully.

例：Writing a novel can be a daunting process but you just need to get up each morning and lean into it.

写小说可能是个令人望而生畏的过程，但你只需要每天早晨起床后全心投入其中。

常见搭配：

lean on/against把…靠 (在…上)

释义：If you lean on or against someone or something, you rest against them so that they partly support your weight. If you lean an object on or against something, you place the object so that it is partly supported by that thing.

例：She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him.

她感到累了，乐意靠在他身上。

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