【英语学习】【WOTD】vox populi 释义/词源/示例

vox populi n. [VOKS-POP-yoo-lye]

公众舆论；人民的心声

Definition

: popular sentiment
：公众的情绪/观点

注：sentiment：情绪，感情，观点，感伤

Did You Know?

Vox populi is a Latin phrase that litterally translates as "the voice of the people." It can be found in the longer maxim, Vox populi, vox Dei, which means "The voice of the people in the voice of God." Many people think that expression means that the people are always right, but it really implies that the will of the masses -- right or wrong --- is often irresistible. Since the mid-20th century, English speakders, especically British ones, have trimmed vox populi down to the abbreviated form vox pop, an expression used particularly for popular opinion as it is used and expressed by the media. 

词源词根演化：vox populi (latin, the voice of the people)

Vox populi是一个拉丁短语，字面意思是”群众的声音“。在较长的格言Vox populi，vox Dei（借神的声音表达群众的心声）中可以看到它的身影。许多人认为这个短语表达了群众永远是正确的，但是它实际上暗含的意思是群众的意志 -- 正确的或者错误的 --- 通常都很难抵御。自从20世纪中期，英语世界，尤其是英式英语，把vox populi简化成了vox pop，用来表达公众意见，主要用于媒体报刊中。

注：maxim：格言，普遍真理，箴言

Examples

1. "As has increasingly been the case in the six years since officals instituted a fan-voting component in 2012, acts utlimately chosen for induction also strongly reflect the vox populi: Def Leppard won that balloting this year, collecting more than 500, 000 votes among the total of 3.3 million entered in the fan competition."
   --- Randy Lewis, The Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2018
   
   自从官员们在2012年创立了粉丝投票机制，过去六年来越来越表明：最终被选中的演出强烈的反映了群众的呼声。Def Leppard乐队赢得了今年的投票，在3百多万的报名乐迷中，共计获得了超过50万个投票。
   
   注：institute：开始，制定，创立；fan-voting：粉丝投票
2. "While the Academy is certaily no stranger to controversy, they surely don't want to court it openly with hires that turn out to be less than ideal. Not to mention, the Academy Awards on the whole have become subject to somewhat of a critical reevaluation by the vox populi."
   --- Mike Reyes, Cinema Blend, 11 Jan. 2019
   
   尽管研究院总是充满了争议，但是他们在开张时并不想雇佣一些最终被认为不合适的人。更不用提，学院奖总体上现在已经成为了一个靶子，在某种程度上，公众意见会对其进行严格的重新评估。
   
   注：the Academy：这里指 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS) 美国的电影艺术与科学研究院
   be stranger to ...：对...是陌生人；be no stranger to ...：对... 不陌生；court：v. 献殷勤，追求，招致；to somewhat：在某种程度上；

Reference

Def Leppard: an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement.