▍原文 Collins Dictionary has declared "brat" – the album title that became a summer-living ideal – its 2024 word of the year. The word is defined as "characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude." The dictionary said the phrase "brat summer" has established itself as an aesthetic and a way of life. Collins experts monitor their 20-billion-word database to create the annual list of new and notable words that reflect the ever-evolving English language. ▍語言點 1. brat /bræt/ n. （本文）（不拘一格、享受生活的）個性態度；頑皮的孩子，淘氣鬼 2. ideal /aɪˈdiːəl/ n. 理想，完美象征 3. characterized by something 特點是…… 4. hedonistic /ˌhedəˈnɪstɪk/ adj. 及時行樂的，享樂主義的 · hedone n. 享樂（古希臘語 ） 5. brat summer 無憂無慮的夏日 · brat life 自由的生活 · brat attitude 無所謂的態度 6. establish oneself as … 某人、某物確立……的地位 · establish v. 建立，確立 7. aesthetic /iːsˈθetɪk/ n. 美學，美感 8. ever-evolving /ˈev...