The best usage book in this spirit is Merriam-Webster's "Dictionary of English usage".
对于这种气质的人来说,最好的工具书就是梅里亚姆·韦伯斯特的《英语用法词典》。
The dictionary gives as an example of the word's usage: "I thought one of the interviewees was perfect for the job, until I Facebooked him."
关于这个词的用法,词典给了一个例句:“我本以为其中的一个面试者很适合这个工作,但是在Facebook查询他的资料之后改变了主意。”
Fowler's "Dictionary of Modern English Usage".
福勒的《现代英语用法词典》。
While dealing with contemporary English usage I have sought not to encroach on the province of the ordinary dictionary.
在讨论现代英语惯用法的时候,我尽量不涉及普通词典所包含的范围。
One big change in English usage happened when Noah Webster wrote the American dictionary of the English language, giving American English its own identity.
䒶英语用法发生了一次大变化,那就是在诺厄·韦伯斯特编撰的《美国英语词典》的那个时期,这本词典体现了美国英语的特色。
When an English Chinese dictionary is compiled, the semantic charateristics in explaining English words should be strengthened from the following aspects:the usage of synonym and antonym;
在编纂英汉词典时,应从以下几个方面增强英语释义的语义特色:释义时应阐明最常用的同义词及反义词的用法;
When an English Chinese dictionary is compiled, the semantic charateristics in explaining English words should be strengthened from the following aspects:the usage of synonym and antonym;
在编纂英汉词典时,应从以下几个方面增强英语释义的语义特色:释义时应阐明最常用的同义词及反义词的用法;
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