逆天
释义 DEFINITION
字面含义:原指违背自然法则或挑战天道的狂妄行为,常见于修仙小说中修士突破境界的描写。
网络语义:现衍生出两种主要用法:
1. 贬义用法(80%使用场景):形容离谱到突破常识下限的行为,如『这裁判判罚真逆天』
2. 褒义用法(20%):表达对超凡能力的惊叹,如电竞解说『这波逆天操作直接五杀!』
2023年B站数据显示,作为吐槽用法的弹幕量是赞叹用法的4.3倍
词源故事 ETYMOLOGY
这个词的演变堪称当代网络语言行为艺术:
2015年前主要活跃在《凡人修仙传》等小说圈,特指修士渡劫的震撼场景。转折点出现在2018年《逆天邪神》手游的魔性广告——当CG中主角喊出『我命由我不由天』时,满屏『逆天广告』的弹幕意外让该词完成首次语义解构。
真正引爆全网的是2021年东京奥运会体操裁判争议事件。有网友将桥本大辉出界的截图配上『这打分就特么逆天』做成表情包,48小时内转发破百万。自此该词完成从玄幻到现实的语义迁移,成为吐槽魔幻现实的标配用语。
当代典型用例:
• 当见到超市标签『西瓜:100元/斤』——『这定价逆大天』
• 看到『某明星说下雨是因为云在哭』——『逆天文学重出江湖』
• 游戏队友0-20战绩——『您这操作逆风逆水逆天地』
DEFINITION
Literal meaning: Originally describing defying natural laws or challenging cosmic order, often seen in Chinese fantasy novels.
Internet usage: Evolved into two contexts:
1. Negative (80% cases): Describes actions so absurd they break common sense, like 'This referee's call is defying the heavens!'
2. Positive (20%): Expresses awe at extraordinary skills, similar to 'This god-tier play secured a pentakill!'
Bilibili 2023 data shows吐槽 usage is 4.3x more frequent than praise in danmu comments
ETYMOLOGY
The evolution of 逆天 (nì tiān) is a masterclass in internet linguistics:
Pre-2015, it dwelled in xianxia novel circles describing cultivators confronting heavenly tribulations. The turning point came in 2018 with mobile game ads for Against the Gods - when the protagonist yelled 'My fate is mine to command!', screens flooded with sarcastic 『逆天广告』(defying-heavens ads) comments, marking its first semantic shift.
The true explosion happened during Tokyo 2020 gymnastics controversy. A meme comparing Daiki Hashimoto's foot-out-of-bounds to the judging score with caption 『This scoring defies the damn heavens』 went viral with 1M+ reposts in 48hrs. This cemented its status as the go-to phrase for吐槽 (roasting) absurd realities.
Modern use cases:
• Seeing $70/kg watermelon at supermarket → 『This pricing defies cosmic laws』
• Celebrity saying 『Rain is clouds crying』 → 『Defying-heavens literature revival』
• Teammate going 0-20 in game → 『Your skills defy earth, wind, and heavens』