Oxford Dictionary of Idioms

牛津英语俚语词典

基本信息

Author：Jogn Ayto

Format：Paperback | 448 pages

Dimensions：130 x 196 x 25mm | 316g

Publication date：18 Aug 2020

Publisher：Oxford University Press

Language：English

ISBN10：0198845626

ISBN13：9780198845621

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

本词典揭示了无数短语和谚语的意义，每天在英语语言中使用，包括超过10,000个比喻表达，明喻，谚语，谚语。400多个成语被添加到这个新版本，并包括最近创造的俗语和俗语一样。新添加的内容包括“back of the net”，“drag and drop”，“go it alone”，“how come?”，“if you ask me”，“make your skin crawl”和“woe betide”。

来自牛津语料库的说明性引文给出了成语及其标准用法的上下文例子，许多条目包括有关成语起源的背景信息。更新的主题索引使导航更容易，更新的主题词索引便于导航，任何对英语方言的起源和多样性感兴趣的人都可以花几个小时来浏览这本词典。

This dictionary uncovers the meanings of myriad phrases and sayings that are used daily in the English language, encompassing more than 10,000 figurative expressions, similes, sayings, and proverbs. More than 400 idioms have been added to this new edition, and comprise recently coined and common sayings alike. New additions include 'back of the net', 'drag and drop', 'go it alone', 'how come?', 'if you ask me', 'make your skin crawl', and 'woe betide'. 

Illustrative quotations sourced from the Oxford corpora give contextual examples of the idioms and their standard usage, and many entries include background information on the origins of the idiom in question. An updated thematic index makes for easy navigation, and anyone who is interested in the origins and diversity of English vernacular will have hours of fun browsing this fascinating dictionary.

作者简介

John Ayto是一位经验丰富的词典编纂者和许多语言书籍的作者，包括《牛津英语语言基本指南》，《朗曼新词登记册》，《布卢姆斯伯里词的起源词典》，《20世纪词汇》，《摆动的Bits和其他委婉语》。他还编辑了第19版的布鲁尔短语和寓言词典。

John Ayto is an experienced lexicographer and author of many language titles, including The Oxford Essential Guide to the English Language, The Longman Register of New Words, the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Word Origins, Twentieth Century Words, and Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms. He was also editor of the nineteenth edition of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.