新新词汇：DINK to DINS 丁克到丁死

　　DINK to DINS 丁克到丁死

　　Definition:英文解释

　　DINK: Double Income No Kids - a childless couple with two jobs.

　　DINS: Double Income, No Sex; The state of a couple where both partners work but they are too tired or stressed to have sex.

　　Example 精彩例句

　　Are you experiencing DINS? Thats Double Income No Sex. According to the April issue of Health magazine, researchers say its natural for libidos to cool off during the career- and family-building years.

　　Background背景阅读

　　Jackie Singer, an Irvine psychotherapist, says she has counseled a number of weary couples who work long hours during the week, spend weekends running around with their kids and seldom find time for each other. She has her own acronym for them: DILS or DINS .

　　Word formation 构词方式

　　Acronyms?and?initialisms?are?abbreviations?that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name.

　　首字母构词法是缩略法构词的一种，将一个词组或专有名词的首字母组合成一个新词。根据读音的不同又分为首字母拼音词和首字母连写词;前者如：NATO, SAT; 后者如：CEO, IBT等。该新词保留原始词组或专门名词的意义。首字母构词涉及科技术语、机构名词以及新新生活方式。DINK由Double Income, No Kids