Discussion of Neologisms Related to Cryptocurrency and Their Translation

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GAO Yongwei. Discussion of Neologisms Related to Cryptocurrency and Their Translation[J]. China Terminology, 2020, 22(6): 51-56.

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词典	英文定义
牛津	any of various digital payment systems operating independently of a central authority and employing cryptographic techniques to control and verify transactions in a unique unit of account; (also) the units of account of such a system, considered collectively
柯林斯	a decentralized digital medium of exchange which is created, regulated, and exchanged using cryptography and (usually) open-source software
韦氏	any form of currency that only exists digitally, that usually has no central issuing or regulating authority but instead uses a decentralized system to record transactions and manage the issuance of new units, and that relies on cryptography to prevent counterfeiting and fraudulent transactions

词典	英文定义
牛津	any of various digital payment systems operating independently of a central authority and employing cryptographic techniques to control and verify transactions in a unique unit of account; (also) the units of account of such a system, considered collectively
柯林斯	a decentralized digital medium of exchange which is created, regulated, and exchanged using cryptography and (usually) open-source software
韦氏	any form of currency that only exists digitally, that usually has no central issuing or regulating authority but instead uses a decentralized system to record transactions and manage the issuance of new units, and that relies on cryptography to prevent counterfeiting and fraudulent transactions

新词	构词性质	构词过程	译名
bitcent	复合词	bit(比特)+ cent(分)	比特分
cryptopreneur	拼合词	crypto-(加密货币的)+ entrepreneur(企业家)	加密货币企业家
DAO	缩略词	decentralized(去中心化的)+ autonomous(自治的)+ organization(组织)	去中心化自治组织
hard fork	复合词	hard(硬的)+ fork(叉;分叉)	硬分叉
KYC	缩略词	know(知道;了解)+ your(你的)+ customer(顾客;客户)	了解你的客户
mempool	拼合词	memory(内存)+ pool(池;池塘)	内存池
SegWit	拼合词	segregated(隔离的)+ witness(目击者;见证)	隔离见证
smart contract	复合词	smart(智能)+ contract(合同;合约)	智能合约

新词	构词性质	构词过程	译名
bitcent	复合词	bit(比特)+ cent(分)	比特分
cryptopreneur	拼合词	crypto-(加密货币的)+ entrepreneur(企业家)	加密货币企业家
DAO	缩略词	decentralized(去中心化的)+ autonomous(自治的)+ organization(组织)	去中心化自治组织
hard fork	复合词	hard(硬的)+ fork(叉;分叉)	硬分叉
KYC	缩略词	know(知道;了解)+ your(你的)+ customer(顾客;客户)	了解你的客户
mempool	拼合词	memory(内存)+ pool(池;池塘)	内存池
SegWit	拼合词	segregated(隔离的)+ witness(目击者;见证)	隔离见证
smart contract	复合词	smart(智能)+ contract(合同;合约)	智能合约

词语	词性	英文释义	意译
bag	名词	a large quantity of units in a certain cryptocurrency	大量的加密货币
burned	形容词	unspendable	花费不了的
maximalist	名词	a person who believes that the bitcoin network will provide everything that investors want in a digital currency	比特币死硬派
pump and dump	动词/名词	a scheme that increases a currency’s price through inflated numbers and exaggerated statement	低吸高抛;拉高出货
short selling	名词	the act of borrowing and selling an asset in the hope that it will decrease in value	高抛低吸
shill	动词	to create hype around a particular coin to increase its value	造势

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新词新义	译名	注解
airdrop	空投	将通证按照某一规则进行派发的行为
faucet	水龙头	提供少量免费的新型货币的网站或程序
fork	分叉	交易信息相同但矿工签名或交易顺序不同的区块链
gas	瓦斯	用于支付给在计算机上记录交易和其他行为的以太币
miner	矿工	通过运算增强区块链的完整性和安全性从而获得相应货币的回报的人
moon	登月	价格大幅上升或一飞冲天
wallet	钱包	存储地址和私钥的工具
whale	鲸鱼,大鲸	持有大量加密货币的人

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