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隐秘悲伤词典

Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

John Koenig · 初版 2021 年

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为什么值得读

  • 极具创意地为细微的情绪体验赋予全新词汇
  • 兼具艺术项目般的趣味性与语言探索之美
  • 能够唤起读者对陌生人生活广度的深层共情

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows 是一本为各种情绪创造新词的词典。它的使命是照亮作为人类本质上的离奇体验——那些在日常生活背景中微微悸动的疼痛、心魔、共鸣、喜悦与冲动。

Hacker News 上怎么说

  • 稍微有点关联:John Koenig 最近出了一本书叫《晦涩悲伤词典》(The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows)——算是对同名油管神级频道[1]的延续——里面收录了他自己创造的一批用来描述各种情绪的新词。就我个人而言,我强烈推荐给所有热爱语言并且想要……的人。

    Midly related: John Koenig recently released a book called "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows"--a continuation of the amazing homonymonous YouTube channel[1]--which contains new words he created to describe emotions. Personally, I strongly recommend it to all those that love languages and would…

  • Sonder 也是一个自造词,意思是“突然意识到路上的每一个过客都过着和你一样生动而复杂的人生”。它最初出自《晦涩悲伤词典》,那里面还有很多类似这种美妙的新词释义,你可能会喜欢。“一想到所有和我一起查这个词的人,我就感到一阵深深的 sonder。”[1] 而且在德语里 Sonder 的意思是……

    Sonder is also a made-up word that means "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own." Originally from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which has a lot more beautiful neologism definitions like this you might enjoy. I felt deep sonder thinking about the all the people who looked up this word along with me." [1] And in German Sonder means…

  • 送给在座的各位语言迷(logophiles):http://phrontistery.info 这是我见过的最酷的冷僻词词典之一!同样,《晦涩悲伤词典》也相当出色:http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/

    For the fellow logophiles out there: http://phrontistery.info It's one of the coolest dictionaries of obscure words I've run across! Similarly, the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is quite excellent: http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/

  • 太美了。这段简短的文字配上《晦涩悲伤词典》的链接,如此透彻地表达出了我一直在琢磨的心境。

    This is beautiful. The simple paragraph accompanied with links to "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows" so eloquently expresses what I've been mulling on.

  • 我觉得《晦涩悲伤词典》更像是一个艺术项目。我从来没觉得我们真的该在日常生活中使用这些词。它很有趣也很有观赏性,就像我当年从《笑忘书》里学到捷克语单词“litost”时一样……

    I think of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows as an art project. I never got the impression that we were supposed to start using these words. It's interesting and entertaining, like when I learned the Czech word "litost" from "The Book of Laughter…

  • 让我想起了《晦涩悲伤词典》:https://www.thedictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/

    Reminds me of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: https://www.thedictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/

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