2021年度最常用的表情符号，第一又是它！

2021年度最常用的表情符号，第一又是它！| These Were the Most Popular Emojis of 2021

Coming in with over 5% of all emojis used for the year was Tears of Joy. The Unicode Consortium notes the only other emoji to get close to that was heart.

2021年，笑哭表情占所有表情符号使用量的5%以上。统一码联盟指出，唯一一个使用率与之接近的表情符号是爱心。

"Face with Tears of Joy," the official name for the laughing crying emoji, is currently the most-used emoji.

“笑哭”表情包的官方名称是“喜极而泣”，是当下最流行的表情包。

Although at the beginning of this year, people were not optimistic about the Tears of Joy emoji.

尽管在年初的时候，人们对于“笑哭”的表情包并不看好。

"If you indicate digital laughter for years and years in the same way, it starts to feel insincere. ... The hyperbole gets worn out through continued use," Internet linguists Gretchen McCulloch said. That's why Gen Zers may be looking to fresh and novel ways to signal they're laughing through different ways.

互联网语言学家麦卡洛克（Gretchen McCulloch）曾说：“如果你多年来用同样的方式表达笑意，它会逐渐显得不真诚。……这种夸张的符号已经被用烂了。”这就是为什么Z世代试图找寻新鲜的替代品，通过不一样的方式表达笑。

"I use everything but the laughing emoji," 21-year-old Walid Mohammed told CNN Business. "I stopped using it a while back because I saw older people using it, like my mom, my older siblings and just older people in general."

21岁的瓦利德·穆罕默德（Walid Mohammed）对记者说：“我什么表情都用，除了‘笑哭’。很久以前我就不再用这个表情了，因为我看到都是年纪更大的人在用，比如我妈妈、哥哥姐姐以及其他上了年纪的人。”

Seventeen-year-old Xavier Martin called the Tears of Joy emoji "bland" and said "not too many people" his age use it. Stacy Thiru, 21, prefers the real crying emoji because it shows a more extreme emotion and feels more dramatic.

17岁的泽维尔·马丁（Xavier Martin）则表示，“笑哭”表情符号“很乏味”，并称同龄人使用它的并不多。21岁的斯泰茜·蒂鲁（Stacy Thiru）更喜欢真正的“哭泣”表情符号，因为它表现出一种更极端的情感，更富有戏剧性。

Despite of all the dissenters, Tears of Joy didn’t become a victim of its own success, at least according to the Most Popular Emojis of 2021.

尽管有那么些不同的意见，至少从2021年度最常用的表情符号来看，“笑哭”的口碑并未跌落。

Another interesting finding was the top 100 emoji made up about 82% of emoji used.

另一个有趣的发现是，排名前100的表情符号约占表情符号使用量的82%。

While the smiley/emotion category was the most popular overall, the new report breaks down nine different emoji categories by the most and least used.

虽然笑脸/情绪表情类别是最受欢迎的类别，但统一码联盟的最新报告将九种不同的表情分类按使用最多和最少进行了排名。

When it came to other categories, Unicode says the most used emoji were ones that represent multiple concepts.

统一码联盟表示，在其他表情类别中，最常用的表情是代表多种概念的。

Rocket Ship found in the Transport-air is symbolic of progress being made and anticipation of big changes.

交通运输-航空类别下的火箭船表情，象征着正在取得进步和期待巨大变化。

Flexed Biceps is the top Body-parts emoji (this subcategory excludes hands) and is commonly used to indicate strength, success, overcoming a struggle, exercise, showing off, boasting, or rolling up your sleeve to receive a vaccine.

弯曲的二头肌是最受欢迎的身体部位表情符号（这个子类别不包含手的表情符号），通常用于表示力量、成功、战胜困难、锻炼、炫耀、自夸或卷起袖子接种疫苗。

Bouquet of Plant-Flower for all occasions: congratulations, celebrations, and relationships of many varieties be they platonic or romantic.

植物-鲜花类别下的花束表情可以用于所有的场景：祝贺、庆祝以及各种各样的人际关系，无论是柏拉图式的还是浪漫的。

Butterfly is the most common Animal emoji (found in the Animal-Bug subcategory) representative of change, beauty, nature, and transformation.

动物-昆虫子类别中的蝴蝶是使用最多的动物表情符号，它代表着改变、美丽、自然和蜕变。

Person Doing Cartwheel may not be the most popular sport in the world, but it is the most popular Person-Sport suggestive of happiness and joy.

做侧手翻的人或许并不是全球最受欢迎的运动类表情符号，但却是最受欢迎的运动人物，因为它代表着开心和愉悦。

The least popular category?

最不常用的表情类别是什么呢？

Flags. The least popular subcategory? Country-flags. They represent the largest collection (258 emoji), but are used the least. Animal-mammal are the next largest subcategory (53 emoji).

旗帜。使用最少的表情子类别是国家（地区）旗帜。它们是数量最庞大的子类别（共258个表情符号），但是却用的最少。动物-哺乳动物排名第二（共53个表情符号）。

It is noteworthy that the coronavirus pandemic has contributed little to the popularization of emoji microbes, which barely entered the top 500. Note that at the moment there are only 3,663 emoticons.

值得注意的是，新冠疫情对微生物表情符号的使用普及影响甚微，微生物表情仅仅进入前500名，而目前只有3663个表情符号。

As for why young people like to use facial expressions so frequently, some people said: “The English language cannot fully capture the depth and complexity of my thoughts, so I’m incorporating emoji into my speech to better express myself. Winky face.”

为什么年轻人喜欢那么频繁地使用表情呢？有人说：“光用语言不能完全阐释我复杂深邃的思想，所以我要在说话时加入表情符号来更好地表达自己。[眨眼]”

重点词汇：

consortium

英 [kənˈsɔːtiəm]；美[kənˈsɔːrtiəm]  

n. 联盟；（合作进行某项工程的）财团，银团，联营企业

hyperbole

英 [haɪˈpɜːbəli]；美[haɪˈpɜːrbəli]  

n. 夸张法；夸张

bland

英 [blænd]；美[blænd]  

adj. 平淡的；乏味的；清淡的；沉稳的；无动于衷的

anticipation

英 [ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn]；美[ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn]  

n. 期待；预期