flash mob

Chinese translation: 快闪族,快闪党

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English term or phrase:flash mob
Chinese translation:快闪族,快闪党

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English term or phrase: flash mob
Definition from Wikipedia:
A flash mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse.

Example sentence(s):
  • More than 4000 clubbers danced through the rush hour at Victoria station in Britain's biggest flash mob stunt. This is London Magazine Ltd
  • By combining the power of the Internet to compare prices with the stealth tactics of the flash mob, team buyers are driving hard bargains in the world's hottest economy. Christian Science Monitor
  • The crowd got its instructions of where to meet via the mailing list of the London flash mob website. BBC Home
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快闪族,快闪党
Definition:
快闪族
(Flash mob)是一群互不相识的人,透过因特网相约在指定时间和地点集合,然后一起做出一些无意义的动作,例如拍手掌、叫口号等。

快闪族是于2003年最先在纽约出现,后来扩展至欧洲、亚洲等。

快闪是英文Flash Mob的中文翻译,它最早起源于2003年5月美国纽约的曼哈顿。当时一个名叫比尔的组织者召集了500余人,在纽约时代广场的玩具反斗城中,朝拜一条机械恐龙,5分钟后众人突然迅速离去,快闪族因此而闻名。

快闪族是都市时尚文化中的一种,是现代人在忙碌之余和世界开的一个善意的玩笑。他们当中的多数人表示,如果活动设计合理,自己将会主动参加。当然,也有些人因为担心造成误会,而采取保守的态度。

如今,快闪活动已风靡全球,罗马、东京、香港、台湾等地,都可以见到快闪族的身影,以及他们类似于行为艺术的表演或娱乐。
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快闪族,快闪党


Definition from 豆瓣:
快闪族
(Flash mob)是一群互不相识的人,透过因特网相约在指定时间和地点集合,然后一起做出一些无意义的动作,例如拍手掌、叫口号等。

快闪族是于2003年最先在纽约出现,后来扩展至欧洲、亚洲等。

快闪是英文Flash Mob的中文翻译,它最早起源于2003年5月美国纽约的曼哈顿。当时一个名叫比尔的组织者召集了500余人,在纽约时代广场的玩具反斗城中,朝拜一条机械恐龙,5分钟后众人突然迅速离去,快闪族因此而闻名。

快闪族是都市时尚文化中的一种,是现代人在忙碌之余和世界开的一个善意的玩笑。他们当中的多数人表示,如果活动设计合理,自己将会主动参加。当然,也有些人因为担心造成误会,而采取保守的态度。

如今,快闪活动已风靡全球,罗马、东京、香港、台湾等地,都可以见到快闪族的身影,以及他们类似于行为艺术的表演或娱乐。

Example sentence(s):
  • 这是广州某大学三年级学生Topku的一个假想行动,从设想来看它完全符合Flash mob——快闪族的标准:突然出现、突然怪异、突然消失。Flash mob是个新词,词源有两个,一是Flash crowd,指一群人为一个目的,同时进入一个网站;另一个是Smart mob,指一群有相同见解的人,利用先进科技例如互联网等,在无领袖状态下组织集会。因此被译作快闪族、快闪党或暴走族的Flash mob实际上就是透过互联网召集数以百计互不相识的人,在指定时间涌到指定地点完成某些稀奇古怪的任务后,又在短时间内迅速消失。 - 网易  
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Definition from 快閃/名詞解釋/FLASH MOB玩�:
意指一群人在預先約定的地點集合,進行簡短活動後迅速解散。

Example sentence(s):
  • 数百人突然聚集在一地,进行无厘头的起哄动作,持续三五分钟,在围观群众瞠目结舌、警察未能有所反应之前,他们一哄而散,玩完即”闪”,真所谓“飘如浮云,矫若惊鸿”。他们就是“快闪党”(Flash Mob),—群通过互联网联系发动集体行动的互不相识的人。 - 快闪恶作剧反转全球  
  • Flash mob实际上就是透过互联网召集数以百计互不相识的人,在指定时间涌到指定地点完成某些稀奇古怪的任务后,又在短时间内迅速消失。 - 新周刊  
  • flash mob是国外已经玩剩下的,去年看到一家国外报纸说新新人类中,还提到九十年代热闹一时的“快闪族”,看来国内比国外是要落后十年啊 - 百度  
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