“獨角獸”原是中西神話都有的一種虛擬生物。英語譯為unicorn。例如：1.獨角獸是一種傳說動物，自古以來被描述

為一種具有從前額突出的單個巨大的尖銳螺旋角的動物。The unicorn is a legend.ary creature that has been described

since antiquity as a beast with a singlelarge, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead.

2013年，美國風(fēng)險投資人艾琳·李杜撰了“獨角獸”一詞，表示一個公司由成功的風(fēng)險投資而獲得可以使用的超大量資金。In 2013， Aileen Lee, an American venture capital investor, coined the term “unicorn” to represent the excessive amount of money available for a compa.ny gained from its successful ventures.

“獨角獸企業(yè)”或“獨角獸公司”，英語譯為unicorn, unicorn company 或unicorn firm。例如：2. 中國大多數(shù)獨角獸企業(yè)基于北京、上海、深圳等大城市。The majority of unicorns in China arebased in such big cities as Beijing,Shanghai, Shenzhen. 3. 獨角獸公司的數(shù)量可以看作代表著一個城市的創(chuàng)新水平和創(chuàng)業(yè)環(huán)境。The number of unicorn firms can be seen to represent the innovationlevel and entrepreneurship environmentof a city.▲

（本欄目供稿：王逢鑫教授）