独立战争（1775-1783）后，韦伯斯特认为美国人应该有自己的词典，而不是依赖英国词典。
After the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Webster believed that Americans should have their own dictionary, rather than rely on British dictionaries.
美国第一部词典——诺亚·韦伯斯特先生的《简明英语词典》于200年前出版，当时收入其中的一批新词如今已为大家十分熟悉了。
America's first dictionary — Noah Webster's a Compendious dictionary of the English Language — was published 200 years ago and also introduced a crop of fresh words that have now become familiar.
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 best usage book in this spirit is Merriam-Webster's "Dictionary of English usage".
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