The choice of word of 2021

The choice of word of 2021 was a seemingly obvious one for the US publisher, which said searches for “vaccine” on its website increased by 601% compared with last year…The change from the pre-pandemic days of 2019 is even more stark, said the dictionary maker, with searches for the word soaring by 1,048%.（The Guardian）

（2021年單字對於美國這家出版社而言非常明顯，網站上「疫苗」一詞的搜索量相較去年增加601%……根據字典商表示，與疫情前的2019年相比更是顯著，該單字的搜索量飆升1048%。）