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优化

/yōu huà/
释义 DEFINITION

优化(yōu huà)原指通过改进使事物变得更优秀,现已成为互联网时代的高频词汇。主要含义包括:

  • 技术层面:指对系统/算法/代码等进行调整以提升性能(如『游戏画面优化』)
  • 管理层面:指资源配置或流程的精简改进(如『供应链优化』)
  • 网络新解:近年衍生出『暗箱操作』的戏谑含义(如『考核名单被优化了』)

当前互联网语境中,90%以上仍指正向的技术改进,负面含义多出现在特定吐槽场景。

词源故事 ETYMOLOGY

这个词汇的演变堪称中国数字化转型的缩影。2000年代初期,『优化』主要出现在计算机教材中,指代码效率提升。随着互联网爆发:

阶段一(2010-2015):电商平台用『搜索算法优化』提升GMV,程序员群体推动术语普及

阶段二(2016-2019):新零售概念兴起,『供应链优化』成为企业财报高频词

阶段三(2020至今):双重演变:

  1. 正轨:元宇宙/AIGC发展使『模型优化』成为科技头条常客
  2. 异化:互联网裁员潮中,『人员结构优化』成为裁员的委婉表述,引发社媒玩梗

典型用例
正面:『抖音通过算法优化将用户留存率提升20%』
讽刺:『恭喜你被职场优化了,这是N+1补偿包』

据清博大数据统计,2023年社交媒体中『优化』提及量超2.1亿次,其中87.3%仍与技术创新相关。

synonym: optimize

DEFINITION

Optimize (yōu huà) originally meant improving things to excellence, now a digital-era buzzword. Core meanings:

  • Tech context: Enhancing system/algorithm/code performance (e.g. 『game graphics optimization』)
  • Management: Streamlining resource allocation (e.g. 『supply chain optimization』)
  • Internet slang: Recently gained ironic meaning of 『shadow manipulation』 (e.g. 『my name was optimized out of the promotion list』)

Note: The positive technical sense dominates (90%+ usage), while the negative connotation appears mostly in meme culture.

ETYMOLOGY

The evolution of this term mirrors China's digital transformation. Initially a technical term in early 2000s programming textbooks, 『optimize』 gained momentum through:

Phase 1 (2010-2015): E-commerce platforms boomed with 『search algorithm optimization』 to boost sales, popularizing the term among tech circles

Phase 2 (2016-2019): New retail concepts made 『supply chain optimization』 a corporate buzzword

Phase 3 (2020-present): Dual development:

  1. Mainstream: Metaverse/AIGC advancements put 『model optimization』 in tech headlines
  2. Satirical twist: Tech layoffs led to dark humor where 『workforce optimization』 means job cuts

Usage examples:
Positive: 『Douyin increased user retention by 20% through algorithm optimization』
Satirical: 『Congrats on being workplace-optimized, here's your severance package』

According to Qingbo Big Data, 87.3% of 210 million social media mentions in 2023 still relate to tech innovation.