书名：The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus韦氏英语同义词词典
作者：Merriam-Webster
出版社名称：Merriam-Webster
出版时间：2006
语种：英文
ISBN：9780877798507
商品尺寸：10.6 x 3.1 x 17.6 cm
包装：简装
页数：772 （以实物为准）

The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus《韦氏英语同义词词典》是一本便携美语同义词词典，收录2万多主词条，词条内容包括词性、英文释义、用法例证、同义词群、相关词群、反义词群等。全书共15万词汇量，字母序排列，帮助读者在口语、写作等表达时快速选择准确合适的词汇。

The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, America’s language experts help you:
· Find the right word in seconds: Easy-to-use alphabetical listings make lookups fast; Abundant cross-references to alternative entries
· Choose the best word: More than 150,000 word choices; Main entries feature a statement of core meaning
· Understand each word: Concise definitions eliminate the need to guess; Carefully crafted usage examples show how words are commonly used
· Build vocabulary and improve language skills: A full range of associated words expands choices beyond synonyms; Related and contrasted words add color and variety to writing     

This thesaurus is specially designed for those who want to enlarge their vocabularies and learn more about the rich variety of the English language. We hope and expect that users will readily turn to a dictionary whenever they need a better understanding of the meaning of any word used in the thesaurus.
In creating this thesaurus, the editors have drawn on years of experience with a thesaurus format that is at once easy to use, broad in its scope, and especially helpful to the user in the selection of the right word. We also believe that this thesaurus will prove to be highly useful as a vocabulary builder. We have parted ways with the more traditional approach of presenting long, undifferentiated lists of words that are tied to some topic or intellectual concept. Instead, we present a strictly alphabetical ordering of entries. These entries consist of lists of words that are centered on a specific — and specified — meaning. Main entries consist of lists of synonyms and related words, as well as antonyms and near antonyms whenever applicable. Phrases and idioms that function as synonyms are occasionally offered as well.
The purpose of the differentiated lists is to accommodate the various purposes for which a thesaurus is used. People use a thesaurus generally because they are dissatisfied with the word they already have in mind. They want a different word. The question is: how different?
If users of this thesaurus are trying to avoid a boring repetition of the same word, or are seeking to vary and enrich their vocabulary, then they will wish to select from the list of synonyms a. word that shares the same basic meaning as the one they already have but differs from it in suggestion and tone. If they are seeking a word that is different from but still related to what they already have, then they will want to scan the lists of related words for a rewarding journey through the variety of possibilities that English offers.
If users are seeking a word that is to some degree opposite in meaning to what they have, then they will want to consult the lists of antonyms or near antonyms. By specifying the meaning under consideration, and by making distinctions between words that are truly synonymous and those that are only somewhat synonymous, we hope that we have given users the guidance they desire. We believe that this system minimizes the need to guess and to grope.

 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated是美国有名的辞书出版机构。该公司被认为是美国词典编辑家诺亚•韦伯斯特的词典编撰事业继承者，而提到词典时常常使用的“韦氏”也就是出自诺亚•韦伯斯特的姓氏。该公司出版的“韦氏词典”包括有名的《韦氏第三版新国际英语大辞典》（美国英语辞书，相当于我们的《辞海》或《辞源》），以及《韦氏大学英语词典》。
Merriam-Webster, originally known as the G. & C. Merriam Company of Springfield, Massachusetts, is a United States company that publishes reference books, especially dictionaries that are descendants of Noah Webster’s An American Dictionary of the English Language.
The company’s two best known dictionaries are: Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged, the most complete current non-specialist American dictionary of English; Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, the largest and most popular college dictionary.