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The Merriam-Websters Dictionary 韦氏词典

The Merriam-Websters Dictionary 韦氏词典

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作者: Merriam-Webster 著

出版社: Merriam Webster

出版时间: 2005-07

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780877796367

定价: 109.80

装帧: 平装

开本: 16开

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 701页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>教育

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Ahandy,reliable,andauthoritativedictionaryofwordsmostfrequentlyusedinEnglish.Morethan75,000definitions,2,000newwordentries,andmorethan150illustrations.ExpandedspecialfeaturesincludeaHandbookofStyle,BasicEnglishGrammar,IrregularEnglishVerbsandaGuidetoCommonVerbCollocations(bothessentialforESL),andanewOverviewoftheInternet. TheMerriambrothersdesiredacontinuityofeditorshipthatwouldlinkNoahWebster'seffortswiththeirowneditions,sotheyselectedChaunceyA.Goodrich,Webster'sson-in-lawandliteraryheir,whohadbeentrainedinlexicographybyWebsterhimself,tobetheireditorinchief.Webster'ssonWilliamalsoservedasaneditorofthatfirstMerriam-Websterdictionary,whichwaspublishedonSeptember24,1847.

AlthoughWebster'sworkwashonored,hisbigdictionarieshadneversoldwell.The1828editionwaspricedatawhopping$20;in13yearsits2,500copieshadnotsoldout.Similarly,the1841edition,onlyslightlymoreaffordableat$15,movedslowly.Assumingthatalowerpricewouldincreasesales,theMerriamsintroducedthe1847editionat$6,andalthoughWebster'sheirsinitiallyquestionedthismove,extraordinarysalesthatbroughtthem$250,000inroyaltiesovertheensuing25yearsconvincedthemthattheMerriams'decisionhadbeenabundantlysound.

ThefirstMerriam-Websterdictionarywasgreetedwithwideacclaim.PresidentJamesK.Polk,GeneralZacharyTaylor(herooftheMexicanWarandlaterpresidenthimself),31U.S.senators,andotherprominentpeoplehaileditunreservedly.In1850itsacceptanceasaresourceforstudentsbeganwhenMassachusettsorderedacopyforeveryschoolandNewYorkplacedasimilarorderfor10,000copiestobeusedinschoolsthroughoutthestate.Eventuallyschoolusewouldspreadthroughoutthecountry.InbecomingAmerica'smosttrustedauthorityontheEnglishlanguage,Merriam-Websterdictionarieshadtakenonaroleofpublicresponsibilitydemandedoffewotherpublishingcompanies. Preface

Explanatory Notes

Abbreviations in This Work

Pronunciation Symbols

A Dictionary of the English Language

Foreign Words & Phrases

Biographical Names

Geographical Names

Brief History of English

English Word Roots

Confused and Misused Words

Guide to Common Verb Collocations

Irregular English Verbs

Basic English Grammar

Handbook of Style

Documentation of Sources

Signs and Symbols

An Overview of the Internet
内容简介:
Ahandy,reliable,andauthoritativedictionaryofwordsmostfrequentlyusedinEnglish.Morethan75,000definitions,2,000newwordentries,andmorethan150illustrations.ExpandedspecialfeaturesincludeaHandbookofStyle,BasicEnglishGrammar,IrregularEnglishVerbsandaGuidetoCommonVerbCollocations(bothessentialforESL),andanewOverviewoftheInternet.
作者简介:
TheMerriambrothersdesiredacontinuityofeditorshipthatwouldlinkNoahWebster'seffortswiththeirowneditions,sotheyselectedChaunceyA.Goodrich,Webster'sson-in-lawandliteraryheir,whohadbeentrainedinlexicographybyWebsterhimself,tobetheireditorinchief.Webster'ssonWilliamalsoservedasaneditorofthatfirstMerriam-Websterdictionary,whichwaspublishedonSeptember24,1847.

AlthoughWebster'sworkwashonored,hisbigdictionarieshadneversoldwell.The1828editionwaspricedatawhopping$20;in13yearsits2,500copieshadnotsoldout.Similarly,the1841edition,onlyslightlymoreaffordableat$15,movedslowly.Assumingthatalowerpricewouldincreasesales,theMerriamsintroducedthe1847editionat$6,andalthoughWebster'sheirsinitiallyquestionedthismove,extraordinarysalesthatbroughtthem$250,000inroyaltiesovertheensuing25yearsconvincedthemthattheMerriams'decisionhadbeenabundantlysound.

ThefirstMerriam-Websterdictionarywasgreetedwithwideacclaim.PresidentJamesK.Polk,GeneralZacharyTaylor(herooftheMexicanWarandlaterpresidenthimself),31U.S.senators,andotherprominentpeoplehaileditunreservedly.In1850itsacceptanceasaresourceforstudentsbeganwhenMassachusettsorderedacopyforeveryschoolandNewYorkplacedasimilarorderfor10,000copiestobeusedinschoolsthroughoutthestate.Eventuallyschoolusewouldspreadthroughoutthecountry.InbecomingAmerica'smosttrustedauthorityontheEnglishlanguage,Merriam-Websterdictionarieshadtakenonaroleofpublicresponsibilitydemandedoffewotherpublishingcompanies.
目录:
Preface

Explanatory Notes

Abbreviations in This Work

Pronunciation Symbols

A Dictionary of the English Language

Foreign Words & Phrases

Biographical Names

Geographical Names

Brief History of English

English Word Roots

Confused and Misused Words

Guide to Common Verb Collocations

Irregular English Verbs

Basic English Grammar

Handbook of Style

Documentation of Sources

Signs and Symbols

An Overview of the Internet

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