书名：Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins 

作者：John Ayto 

出版社名称：OUP Oxford 

出版时间：2013 

语种：英文 

ISBN：9780192733740 

商品尺寸：14.9 x 2.3 x 21 cm 

包装：平装 

页数：480Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins是由英国词汇专家John Ayto编写的一本英语词源字典，旨在帮助不同年龄段的读者深入了解常用单词的起源，从而更好地理解和记忆单词。

推荐理由： 1.按字母顺序编排，每一词条均标明单词来源及出处； 2.部分特别的词条会提供额外的语言信息及支持，包含单词的历史故事等； 3.专题部分涵盖食物、时尚、拟声词等主题词汇。 This new paperback edition of theOxford School Dictionary of Word Originsgives an engaging insight into the origins of the everyday language we use. It provides additional language support and information through funny and absorbing word histories, feature entries on especially curious, 'yucky', and 'mind-boggling' words, and a full thematic section on words from the worlds of food, fashion, dinosaur names, invented and onomatopoeic words and much more. John Ayto, top word expert, entertains all ages from eight to eighty with this informative and humorous dictionary and language reference tool. Downloadable learning resources, word games, puzzles, and much more are available for additional online support at www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools Review “This is an excellent book. As an educator I cannot stress enough the importance of knowing derivations. It is well known that people give up study if they go past a misunderstood word. Clearing the word enables the person to continue understanding the text, and clearing the origin/derivation of the word help the person retain the definition as knowledge.” John Aytois a freelance writer and lexicographer. He has written many reference works such asThe Oxford Dictionary of Slang,Dictionary of Modern Slang, and theOxford Dictionary of English Idioms. He was a contributor to theOxford Companion of Food. John has always had a profound interest in language and cookery. He lives in London.

Introduction

School Dictionary of Word Origins (A-L) Word Origins by type and topic New words Eponyms Back-formation Acronyms Loan translation Blends Conversion Initialisms Shortened words Onomatopoeia Supernatural creatures Elements Dinosaurs First names Folk etymology Space Fashion & clothing Science & technology Food Pasta Social media Days of the week Months of the year Numbers Nations Languages Prefixes Suffixes School Dictionary of Word Origins (M-Z)