'Twerking', the provocative dance move made popular by Miley Cyrus, has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
被麥莉·賽勒斯帶火的挑逗性舞姿“電臀舞”一詞被收錄進牛津英語詞典。

Despite its more frequent use in recent years, the word can be traced back to as early as 1820s to describe a 'twisting jerking movement'.
近幾年來，“電臀舞”一詞使用頻率越來越高。但是該詞起源最早可追溯至19世紀(jì)20年代，意指“快速扭轉(zhuǎn)的動作”。

The word is one of 500 new entries, including 'twitterati' (describing users of the social media service), and 'fo' shizzle' (meaning 'for sure'), added to the dictionary.
該詞是新入選牛津英語詞典的500個詞條之一。其它詞條還包括：“twitterati”（推特達人）以及“fo' shizzle”（指對某種說法的肯定）。

Twerking, which the dictionary describes as dancing 'in a sexually provocative manner, using thrusting movements of the bottom and hips while in a low, squatting stance', has its roots in the early 1990s New Orleans 'bounce' music scene.
牛津詞典對電臀舞的釋義：兼用臀部和髖部的移動，同時采取低蹲姿態(tài)，舞姿性感魅惑。這種舞姿源于20世紀(jì)90年代初期新奧爾良“彈跳音樂”系列。

Research by the Oxford English Dictionary has found the term was first used in 1820 as a noun spelt 'twirk', meaning a 'twisting jerking movement' or 'twitch'. It then emerged as a verb by 1848 and the modern spelling was adopted by 1901.
牛津英語詞典調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，該詞早在1820年就已用作名詞，當(dāng)時拼寫方式是“twirk”，意為“快速扭轉(zhuǎn)的動作”或“抽搐”。之后于1848年，該詞又作動詞使用。而現(xiàn)行拼法“twerk”則于1901年普及。

Miss Cyrus, 22, caused a furore when she performed the move on stage at an awards ceremony in 2013 wearing very little clothing.
2013年，22歲的塞勒斯參加頒獎典禮時穿著暴露。她一曲熱舞，瞬間轟動。