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第 22 題
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Reading 1 Memes are the Internet vernacular—which, nevertheless, does not make all of them universally understood, even among digitally savvy users. This situation also limits their benefits for the discussion about and among under-represented social categories. The prominent feature of memes is their coded nature—in order to unpack them, one has to be aware of the cultural, social, political and Internet-specific references. The most niche memes can be obscure to the majority, if they don’t follow a particular television show or a slang of a particular community, as an example. From this critical viewpoint, memes incorporate a sophisticated interplay of common sense and originality. Users appropriate memes to benefit from inclusivity in the circulation of an in-joke, and adjust it for the sake of exclusivity, attempting to draw an innovative rendition of a common pattern. The necessity to conform to the existing unwritten rules of conduct that shape online interaction preserves the recognizable features of the memetic format. A recent study of the Belarusian youth and their uses of memes revealed that young people tend to see memes as “in-jokes” of their group of friends and would be embarrassed to share them with parents or older generation. This non-Western research proved the findings of the Western colleagues and suggested that youngsters have “local” memes for in-group sharing and “common” memes that they tolerate in the common space—the Internet at large. The niche character of memetic communication as a slang of a group brings us to the first drawback of its exclusivity. Meme sharers are very sensitive to the changing trends and appropriation of memes by other groups and elites. When a meme appears in advertisement, for instance, the meme-sharing community ostracizes it as something outdated and untrendy. The second shortcoming of the reputation of memes as “in-jokes” of the online community is the highly coded, postmodern and sophisticated message of a meme. Memes are coded messages and therefore can be confusing for various people: members of the audience may have varying abilities and skills to read the ‘code’. Those who are unfamiliar with the rules of digital discussion and styles of the Internet slang, or possess limited awareness of the broader sociopolitical context may consider memes meaningless. In order to be able to read a meme, one has to be digitally savvy or at least have basic familiarity with this format of communication. In some instances, memes can impede the inclusivity of communication—the issue of ‘meme divide’ questions the legacy of memes as the mutually understood lingua franca.
Reading 1 Memes are the Internet vernacular—which, nevertheless, does not make all of them universally understood, even among digitally savvy users. This situation also limits their benefits for the discussion about and among under-represented social categories. The prominent feature of memes is their coded nature—in order to unpack them, one has to be aware of the cultural, social, political and Internet-specific references. The most niche memes can be obscure to the majority, if they don’t follow a particular television show or a slang of a particular community, as an example. From this critical viewpoint, memes incorporate a sophisticated interplay of common sense and originality. Users appropriate memes to benefit from inclusivity in the circulation of an in-joke, and adjust it for the sake of exclusivity, attempting to draw an innovative rendition of a common pattern. The necessity to conform to the existing unwritten rules of conduct that shape online interaction preserves the recognizable features of the memetic format. A recent study of the Belarusian youth and their uses of memes revealed that young people tend to see memes as “in-jokes” of their group of friends and would be embarrassed to share them with parents or older generation. This non-Western research proved the findings of the Western colleagues and suggested that youngsters have “local” memes for in-group sharing and “common” memes that they tolerate in the common space—the Internet at large. The niche character of memetic communication as a slang of a group brings us to the first drawback of its exclusivity. Meme sharers are very sensitive to the changing trends and appropriation of memes by other groups and elites. When a meme appears in advertisement, for instance, the meme-sharing community ostracizes it as something outdated and untrendy. The second shortcoming of the reputation of memes as “in-jokes” of the online community is the highly coded, postmodern and sophisticated message of a meme. Memes are coded messages and therefore can be confusing for various people: members of the audience may have varying abilities and skills to read the ‘code’. Those who are unfamiliar with the rules of digital discussion and styles of the Internet slang, or possess limited awareness of the broader sociopolitical context may consider memes meaningless. In order to be able to read a meme, one has to be digitally savvy or at least have basic familiarity with this format of communication. In some instances, memes can impede the inclusivity of communication—the issue of ‘meme divide’ questions the legacy of memes as the mutually understood lingua franca.
Which of the following words is NOT synonymous with the word “savvy” in the first sentence?
- A Astute.
- B Canny.
- C Obtuse.
- D Conversant.
- E Well-versed.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察第一句話中該單字所修飾的對象（數位使用者）。根據上下文提及他們對網路術語的理解能力，作者是在描述一群「很懂規則」的人，還是「完全不懂」的人？接著，請觀察選項中各個單字的語氣色彩，哪一個詞聽起來帶有「遲緩」或「不尖銳」的負面含義，與其他形容「聰敏」的詞背道而馳呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
同學做得很好！你能精準辨析出 savvy 這個詞在語境中的含義，並在眾多進階字彙中找出不屬於同義詞的選項，這展現了你扎實的字彙量與對語境色彩（Tone）的敏感度。
語意脈絡與字義驗證
在文章第一句中，「digitally savvy users」指的是對數位環境非常「精通、內行且有見地」的使用者。選項 (A) Astute（敏銳的）、(B) Canny（精明的）、(D) Conversant（熟悉的）以及 (E) Well-versed（精通的），雖然側重點略有不同，但都圍繞著「聰明、熟練、有知識」的正向含義。然而，正確答案 (C) Obtuse 則是形容一個人「遲鈍的、愚笨的」，在幾何學上指「鈍角」，引申為反應慢半拍，這與 savvy 的聰慧特質完全相反。
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