《牛津大词典》主编约翰·辛普森在一份声明中说:“我们一般都是根据收集到的资料证据来收录新词。
Words are included in the dictionary on the basis of the documentary evidence that we have collected about them.
当然,这也并非《牛津英语大词典》的过错。但我们想用别的词来代替couch potato,毕竟土豆天生就对人类健康有益。
Of course it is not the Oxford English Dictionary's fault but we want to use another term than couch potato because potatoes are inherently healthy.
牛津英语大词典(OED)宣布收入若干条网络缩略语,同时为这些来源于网络的词汇加上了有趣的解释。
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) announced the addition of several acronyms to its dictionary, adding some interesting trivia behind the origins of these Internet-associated expressions.
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