书名：The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology牛津简明英语词源词典 

作者：T. F. Hoad 

出版社名称：OUP Oxford 

出版时间：1993 

语种：英语 

ISBN：9780192830982 

商品尺寸：19.6 x 3.1 x 13 cm 

包装：平装 

页数：576（以实物为准）

“平房”和“刺客”这两个词是从哪里得来的？在中世纪“好”是什么意思？adder, anger和umpire最初是怎么拼写的？答案可以在这本工具书中找到。

有超过17,000个条目，这是在平装书可得到的词的起源的最权威和全面的指南。《牛津英语词源词典》是研究英语单词起源和发展的权威词典，它收录了大量有关英语及其历史的信息。例如，读者会了解到bungalow最初的意思是“属于孟加拉的”，刺客来自阿拉伯语，意为“吃土食的人”，nice在13世纪的意思是“愚蠢或愚蠢的”，在15世纪的意思是“腼腆或害羞的”。adder, anger和umpire最初的拼写是n。这些只是在这本词典中发现的一些有趣的趣闻，对于任何对丰富的英语语言感兴趣的人来说，这本词典都是必不可少的。

Where did the words bungalow and assassin derive? What did nice mean in the Middle Ages? How were adder, anger, and umpire originally spelled? The answers can be found in this essential companion to any popular dictionary.

With over 17,000 entries, this is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to word origins available in paperback. Based on The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, the principal authority on the origin and development of English words, it contains a wealth of information about our language and its history. For example, readers will learn that bungalow originally meant "belonging to Bengal," that assassin comes from the Arabic for "Hashish-eater," and that nice meant "foolish or stupid" in the thirteenth century, "coy or shy" in the fifteenth. And adder, anger, and umpire were originally spelled with an initial "n." These are but a few of the fascinating tidbits found in this dictionary, which is a must for anyone interested in the richness of the English language.

T. F. Hoad is Lecturer in English at Oxford University.