點(diǎn)頭族、搖頭族，還是“隨便族”？

職場(chǎng)之大，無奇不有。你提出一個(gè)proposal，樂觀派滿口yay表示支持，悲觀派說了一堆nay表示不可行，還有冷漠派在一邊聳聳肩膀，說了聲meh。

Naysayer refers to a person who says something will not work or is not possible, or someone who often denies, refuses, or opposes something.

Naysayer指那些說某事成不了、經(jīng)常否定、拒絕或者反對(duì)一些事情的人，即“搖頭族”。

Nay在這里是no的俚語(yǔ)說法。

Yaysayer is a person who is generally inclined to agree or to act in a positive manner.

Yaysayer則是那些對(duì)什么事都持積極樂觀的態(tài)度并表示支持的人，即“點(diǎn)頭族”。

Yay這個(gè)詞可能是yeah在口語(yǔ)中的非正式形態(tài)，有時(shí)也用作表達(dá)興奮、歡呼的感嘆詞。

接下來就是上面兩位的表妹meh登場(chǎng)了。

Meh-sayer refers to a person who generally expresses indifference or apathy towards something.

Meh-sayer指對(duì)一些事情毫不在意、無動(dòng)于衷的人，即“冷漠派”或“隨便族”。

這里的meh就是whatever、I don't mind以及I don't care等“無所謂”的意思。

No one is completely certain how the use of meh originated, but most sources quote a 2001 episode of The Simpsons as one of the earliest examples. Impossible to accurately define, meh is cropping up increasingly to mean something like a non-commital OK, whatever, if you want, I don't mind … Circumstances surrounding its utterance (and, if spoken, tone of voice) give it a more specific meaning, but in general terms, meh usually implies some kind of indifference to what has just been said.

關(guān)于meh這個(gè)用法的起源，沒有完全確定的說法，不過大部分引源都顯示2001年《辛普森一家》的劇集中最早使用了meh這個(gè)說法。雖然無法給出明確的定義，但meh這個(gè)詞在越來越多的場(chǎng)合表示心不在焉的“行”、“隨便”、“看你吧”、“我無所謂”等意思。說這個(gè)詞時(shí)的具體場(chǎng)景(以及說話時(shí)的語(yǔ)氣)可能會(huì)讓它具體的意思有所區(qū)別，但總的來說，meh通常表示對(duì)所聞之事漠然或不關(guān)心的態(tài)度。

比如：

'Want to go for a walk?' – 'Dunno … Meh.'

“想走走嗎?”——“不知道啊，隨便吧。”

'Do you like my new shirt?' – 'Meh.'

“我的新襯衫怎么樣?”——“還行吧。”