不久前,脸书(Facebook)的CEO表示,未来几年,脸书将从一家社交媒体公司变成一家元宇宙公司,因此掀起了一阵全球元宇宙热。
其实除了脸书以外,微软、腾讯等大公司都提出了类似元宇宙的解决方案。
究竟什么是元宇宙?
元宇宙的英语是Metaverse,最早出现在一本美国的科幻小说中。
小说描绘了一个虚拟数字世界,而里面的人都有一个虚拟身份,人们通过控制这个虚拟身份相互竞争,提高自己的地位。
元宇宙这个概念的火爆首先主要是在需求方面,新冠疫情减少了人们的物理联系,增加了虚拟世界的互动时间,需求也逐渐增加。
其次,随着技术的发展,很多科幻世界里的场景已经开始变为现实。
除了需求和技术,当然还有经济的因素,很多大公司看到了元宇宙的商业前景,除了游戏,还有社交、购物等多方面的机会,这是大家都期待并看好的新一轮增长可能。
目前,无论是技术、规模还是质量,元宇宙依然没有成熟,一切都还在创建中。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 久 | jiǔ | (of a period of time) long |
| 前 | qián | ago / before / BC / former / formerly |
| 脸书 | Liǎn shū | |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 未来 | wèi lái | approaching / coming / pending |
| 几 | jǐ | several / a few |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 将 | jiāng | will / shall |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 家 | jiā | classifier for families or businesses |
| 社交 | shè jiāo | interaction / social contact |
| 媒体 | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | to change into / to turn into / to become |
| 元宇宙 | yuán yǔ zhòu | (computing) metaverse |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 掀起 | xiān qǐ | to lift; to raise / (of a storm) to surge; to stir up / (fig.) to trigger; set off |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 一阵 | yī zhèn | a burst / a fit / a peal / a spell (period of time) |
| 全球 | quán qiú | worldwide; global |
| 热 | rè | fervent |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 除了 | chú le | apart from; besides; in addition to |
| 以外 | yǐ wài | apart from / other than / except for |
| 微软 | Wēi ruǎn | Microsoft Corporation |
| 腾讯 | Téng xùn | Tencent, Chinese tech conglomerate, founded in 1998 |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise (an issue) / to propose / to put forward / to suggest / to post (on a website) |
| 类似 | lèi sì | similar; analogous |
| 解决 | jiě jué | to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem) |
| 方案 | fāng àn | plan / program (for action etc) / proposal / proposed bill |
| 究竟 | jiū jìng | after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 英语 | Yīng yǔ | English (language) |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 本 | běn | classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
| 美国 | Měi guó | United States; USA; US |
| 科幻 | kē huàn | science fiction |
| 小说 | xiǎo shuō | novel / fiction |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 描绘 | miáo huì | to describe; to depict; to portray |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 虚拟 | xū nǐ | fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical / (computing) virtual |
| 数字 | shù zì | digital (electronics etc) |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 而 | ér | and / as well as |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside / interior |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 身份 | shēn fèn | identity; role; capacity; status (social, legal etc); position; rank |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 通过 | tōng guò | by means of; through; via |
| 控制 | kòng zhì | to control |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 相互 | xiāng hù | each other |
| 竞争 | jìng zhēng | to compete |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise / to increase / to improve |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 地位 | dì wèi | position / status / place |
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept / idea |
| 火爆 | huǒ bào | fiery (temper) / popular / flourishing / prosperous / lively |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first of all; in the first place |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement / (economics) demand |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect / aspect / field / side |
| 新冠 | xīn guān | novel coronavirus |
| 疫情 | yì qíng | epidemic situation |
| 减少 | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower |
| 物理 | wù lǐ | physics |
| 联系 | lián xì | connection / contact / relation |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 互动 | hù dòng | interactive |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 逐渐 | zhú jiàn | gradually |
| 其次 | qí cì | next / secondly |
| 随着 | suí zhe | along with / in the wake of / following |
| 技术 | jì shù | technology; technique; skill |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | development / growth |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 场景 | chǎng jǐng | scene; scenario; situation; setting |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 变为 | biàn wéi | to change into |
| 现实 | xiàn shí | reality; actuality |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 当然 | dāng rán | certainly / of course / without doubt |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | in addition |
| 经济 | jīng jì | economic |
| 因素 | yīn sù | element / factor |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 商业 | shāng yè | business / trade / commerce |
| 前景 | qián jǐng | foreground / vista / (future) prospects / perspective |
| 游戏 | yóu xì | game |
| 购物 | gòu wù | shopping |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 机会 | jī huì | opportunity / chance / occasion |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 期待 | qī dài | to look forward to / to await |
| 并 | bìng | and / together with |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 轮 | lún | classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn |
| 增长 | zēng zhǎng | to grow; to increase |
| 可能 | kě néng | possibility / probability |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time / currently |
| 无论 | wú lùn | no matter what or how / regardless of whether... |
| 规模 | guī mó | scale; scope; extent |
| 还是 | hái shi | or |
| 质量 | zhì liàng | quality / quality and quantity |
| 依然 | yī rán | still; as before |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't / hasn't |
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature; ripe |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 创建 | chuàng jiàn | to found; to establish |