“洪荒之力”在2016年里约奥运会期间走红网络,瞬间在网络上强势得到复制和传播,成为今年最流行的网络词汇。本文从模因论的视角探讨催生该词语流行的原因,分析语言发展的进化规律。一、前言随着互联网的进一步发展和网民数量的不断增加,人们开始关注伴随网络带来的另一种新型语言现象——网络流行语。作为一种新的语言变体,它迅速发展,成为语言中最活跃的部分。汉语网络流行语就像是一面镜子,反映鲜明的时 “The power of the Great Powers ” became popular during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. It instantly got copied and spread on the Internet and became the most popular online vocabulary of the year. This article explores the reasons why the phrase is popular and analyzes the evolution of language development from the perspective of memetics. I. Introduction With the further development of the Internet and the ever-increasing number of Internet users, people are beginning to pay attention to another new language phenomenon brought by the Internet - network buzzwords. As a new language variant, it has grown rapidly and became the most active part of the language. Chinese network buzzwords are like a mirror, reflecting the distinctive time