很奇怪,《简明牛津英语词典》中关于galoshes的词源解释似乎和布鲁尔氏大词典一致,却有悖于《牛津英语词典》(牛津大学出版社版本),不同意galoshes源自Gauls的提法。
Strangely, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology seems to agree with Brewer’s and not with the OED—it’s fellow Oxford University Press publication, in blaming galoshes on the Gauls.
不幸的是,在科学共同体之外,对于进化的通常定义是不同的。例如,在《牛津简明科学词典》中我们找到如下的定义。
Unfortunately the common definitions of evolution outside of the scientific community are different. For example, in the Oxford Concise Science Dictionary we find the following definition.
简明牛津词典(牛津大学出版社,2001)关于名词“model”至少有7 种以上的定义。
The Concise Oxford Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 2001) has no less than seven definitions of the noun "model."
2011年,《牛津简明英语词典》删除了“卡式录音机”这一词条。如今看来,此举似乎为时过早。
The Oxford English Dictionary dropped 'cassette player' from its concise edition in 2011. It now seems this may have been premature.
《简明牛津词典》所收习语很多,因为对使用者来说,掌握习语的正确意义和正确用法是非常必要地。
The concise Oxford dictionary of idioms received a lot of, because, for users to grasp the correct meaning of idioms and the correct usage is very necessary.
牛津简明是一本词典语词词典。
从1911年的时尚世界里涌现出来的词语展示,自亨利·福勒和乔治·福勒兄弟在根西岛的住所编撰第一版牛津简明英语词典以来,世界发生了多大的变化。
Words from the fashion world of 1911 show how much the world has changed since brothers Henry and George Fowler compiled their first edition in their Guernsey cottage.
从1911年的时尚世界里涌现出来的词语展示,自亨利·福勒和乔治·福勒兄弟在根西岛的住所编撰第一版牛津简明英语词典以来,世界发生了多大的变化。
Words from the fashion world of 1911 show how much the world has changed since brothers Henry and George Fowler compiled their first edition in their Guernsey cottage.
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