起源于1938年的英语单词列表
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straight-faced（adj.）
1938年，用于描述人的“面无表情或反应”，源自于表达 keep a straight face（1897年），来自于 straight（形容词）。
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thermonuclear（adj.）
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time-capsule（n.）
1938, in reference to one "deemed capable of resisting the effects of time for five thousand years preserving an account of universal achievements" that was "embedded in the grounds of the New York World's fair." See time (n.) + capsule (n.). Considered by some at the time to be ballyhoo.
Jones [archaeologist of A.D. 5139] potters about for a while in the region which we have come to regard as New York, finds countless ruins, but little of interest to the historian except a calcified direction sheet to something called a "Time Capsule." Jones finds the capsule but cannot open it, and decides, after considerable prying at the lid, that it is merely evidence of an archaic tribal ceremony called a "publicity gag" of which he has already found many examples. [Princeton Alumni Weekly, April 14, 1939]
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U-bahn（n.）
德国或奥地利地铁系统，1938年（最初指柏林），源自德语 U-bahn，缩写自 Untergrund-bahn，字面意思为“地下铁路”。
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wack（n.）
"疯子"，1938年，由 wacky 反构成。作为俚语形容词的意思是“毫无价值的，愚蠢的”，可追溯到20世纪90年代末。
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yak（v.）
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yuck（2）
"笑"，1938年， yock，可能是拟声词。