首页
登录
职称英语
In which year was the first English dictionary published? [br] [originaltext]
In which year was the first English dictionary published? [br] [originaltext]
游客
2024-09-20
38
管理
问题
In which year was the first English dictionary published? [br]
The first English dictionary, called An Alphabetical Table of Hard Words, was published in 1604.(12)The dictionary actually contained only about 3, 000 difficult words, each followed by a one word definition. The author, Robert Cawdrey, made no attempt to include everyday words in his dictionary. No one, he reasoned, would ever have to look up a word in a dictionary if he already knew the meaning of the word. During the 1600s, more dictionaries were published. Each followed Cawdrey’s lead and presented a few thousand hard words. Around 1700 one dictionary maker, John Kersey, did define easy words as well as hard ones. But until the 1750s all dictionaries were rather simple and not very valuable.
A man named Dr. Samuel Johnson changed all this.(13)In 1755, Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary. He includes in his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. By the end of the 1700s most dictionary makers had followed Johnson’s lead.
The 1800s saw the greatest improvement in the quality of dictionaries. In England, scholars planned and prepared the Oxford English Dictionary, a twenty-volume work.(14)One of the most popular features of the Oxford English Dictionary is its word histories. It traces the history of each word from its earliest recorded use up to the time of the printing of the dictionary.
选项
A、It defines easy words as well as hard ones.
B、It gives good meanings for each word.
C、It has twenty volumes.
D、It traces the history of each word.
答案
D
解析
推理排除题。根据句(14)可知,《牛津英语词典》的一个显著特征就是它对词源的探索。它标注了每一个词从其有记录开始到字典刊印时的历史。因此D为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3765992.html
相关试题推荐
Wherewillthewomanspendherweekend?[originaltext]M:Youmentionedthatyou
HowmanypeoplewerekilledintheSouthernOaxacastate?[br][originaltext]
HowmanypeoplewerekilledintheSouthernOaxacastate?[originaltext](29)
What’sthemainideaofthenewsitem?[br][originaltext](27)Liftoffofth
Thebillbanssmokingin______.[originaltext](23)GeorgiagovernorSonnyPer
Whendidthelatestbombexplosiontakeplace?[originaltext]Abombrippedt
Whatisthemajortopicofthisspeech?[br][originaltext]NorwayandJapan
Whatisthemajortopicofthisspeech?[originaltext]NorwayandJapankille
Itcanbeinferredfromthe2009surveythat______.[br][originaltext]Like
Itcanbeinferredfromthe2009surveythat______.[br][originaltext]Like
随机试题
TheAuthorizedVersionoftheBiblewaspublishedin______undertheauspicesof
(1)Therewasawomanwhowasbeautiful,whostartedwithalltheadvantages
"Home,sweethome"isaphrasethatexpressesanessentialattitudeintheU
内部控制要求事先准备即将发生的应收账款收入清单,并附有出纳和会计事先列出的复印件
张力性气胸不会出现以下哪种情况A.颈静脉怒张 B.皮下气肿 C.气管移位
朱砂安神丸的组成药物中不含A.茯神 B.当归 C.朱砂 D.生地黄 E.
图示三铰支架上作用两个大小相等、转向相反的力偶m1和m2,其大小均为100kN·
关于散点图的说法,正确的有()。A.图中每一点代表一个观测值 B.横坐标值代
甲公司因扩大财务规模需要筹集长期资本,有发行长期债券、发行优先股、发行普通股三种
(2017年真题)工程监理实施过程中,总监理工程师应签发工程暂停令的情形是( )
最新回复
(
0
)