如果你常常流连于互联网,或许会听说过“极客”一词。“极客”来自于美国俚语“geek”的音译,一般理解为性格古怪的人。如今,随着互联网文化的日益兴起,“极客”已经含有智力超群和努力的语意,又被用于形容对计算机和网络技术有狂热兴趣并投入大量时间钻研的人。极客往往对科技的力量有着强烈的信仰,他们自由穿梭在社会主流之外,崇尚自由、科技和创造力。现如今,广为人们熟知的极客代表人物有微软公司创始人比尔·盖茨和苹果公司创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯等。 If you are often lingering on the Internet, you may have heard of the term “geek.” “Geek ” comes from the transliteration of American slang “geek ”, generally understood as eccentric people. Today, with the rise of the Internet culture, “geeks” already contain the semantics of intellectual excellence and hard work, and are used to describe people who are passionate about computers and web technologies and spend a lot of time studying them. Geeks often have a strong belief in the power of science and technology. They freely move beyond the mainstream of society and advocate freedom, technology and creativity. Nowadays, the well-known geeks are Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Apple founder Steve Jobs.