知乎前面寫過好幾篇關於英文詞典的文章:姑蘇小王:對於英語學習,當下流行的詞典,你會使用嗎?;姑蘇小王:The Oxford English Dictionary (OED)牛津英語詞典;姑蘇小王:再談The Oxford English Dictionary與Additions Series;姑蘇小王:國內外外國語詞典全集暢談——詞典篇,今天主要想繼續談論的是,繼上面這些文章後,自己更新的有趣詞典與詞匯方面的暢談,這次應該是自己收藏與使用世界上出版相對最全且最新的詞典了。
寫這篇文章主要是前幾天看了一篇文章,關於OED(【牛津英語大詞典】)官網2024年收入關於日本文化的英文詞匯,許多詞匯都是我們耳熟能詳的日文,如今演變成了英文詞匯,例句也是很貼切生活。
關於「santoku 三德」,我2021年購買過這把三德菜刀(santoku knife),特別好用,這幾年每天做飯切菜、肉、魚等等都是用的這把菜刀,當然一把好的菜刀也是愛好做美食者的最愛。
豚骨拉面(Tonkotsu ramen)還是挺好吃的,許多人都吃過。
言歸正傳,談今天詞典話題。
以前林語堂先生早年寫過一篇大家都熟悉的文章【我所得益的一部英文字典】,是關於「Concise Oxford Dictionary」與「Pocket Oxford Dictionary」(【簡明牛津英文字典】和【袖珍牛津英文字典】).先生當年使用的【袖珍牛津英文字典】是1924年版本,關於他所列「young」的用法也是詞典中的例證。
詞典的好壞不在於收詞多少,而是裏面的例證,關於小詞的各種用法,這是關鍵,我們從學習一個小詞開始,學習例證中的用法,然後把這些靈活變為自己腦海中的句子,這才是學到了東西,久而久之掌握了這門有趣的語言。
我自己至今收藏最全的英文詞典與之相關辭書這是我所喜愛的,這與我收藏的外文書籍是一樣的,畢竟詞典許多朋友都談過其用法以及分類,但是談論歸談論,如果所談論的每一類詞典自己都能一一翻閱過內容,那收獲又是不一樣的,就像是說自己擁有的東西,同時也是自己興趣愛好,那感覺是與看到而沒有獲得所不一樣的。正如那句諺語所說:"A bird in the hand is worth two in the brush"(雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手).
經典與當下流行詞典內容如下:
The Full-size and Unabridged Dictionary
1.Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary Volume I
2. Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series Volume 1
3. Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series Volume 2
4. Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series Volume 3
5. Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Volume I A-M(Fifth Edition)
6. Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Volume II N-Z(Fifth Edition)
7. Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Volume I A-M(Sixth Edition)
8. Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Volume II N-Z(Sixth Edition)
9. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary Volume I A-O
10. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary Volume II P-Z
11. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary Volume III
12. A User's Guide to the Oxford English Dictionary
13. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume I
14. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume II
15. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume III
16. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume IV
17. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume V
18. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume VI
19. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume VII
20. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume VIII
21. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume IX
22. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume X
23. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XI
24. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XII
25. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XIII
26. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XIV
27. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XV
28. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XVI
29. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XVII
30. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XVIII
31. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XIX
32. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XX
33. Collins English Dictionary (11th Edition)
34. Collins English Dictionary (12th Edition)
35. Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Twelfth Edition)
36. Encarta Webster's College Dictionary (Second Edition)
37. Encarta World English Dictionary
38. Little Oxford English Dictionary
39. Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary
40. New Oxford American Dictionary (Third Edition)
41. Oxford Dictionary of English (Third Edition)
42. Pocket Oxford English Dictionary (Eleventh Edition)
43. Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (Second Edition)
44. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English language (Fifth Edition)
45. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Fourth Edition)
46. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Third Edition)
47. The Chambers Dictionary (11th Edition)
48. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English (1919)
49. The Macquarie Dictionary
50. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
51. The New Oxford Dictionary of English (First Edition)
52. The New Oxford Dictionary of English (2001)
53. The Pocket Oxford Dictionary of Current English (1924)
54. Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Fifth Edition)
55. Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language (First Edition)
56. Webster's New International Dictionary Second Edition Volume I
57. Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
58. Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary
59. Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged (1993)
60. Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged (1966)
61. Webster‘s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary
Learner's Dictionary
1. Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Fourth Edition)
2. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary (8th edition)
3. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (Fifth Edition)
4. Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners
5. Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary (2008)
6. Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary (2017)
7. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English (9th Edition)
Collegiate Dictionary
1. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition)
2. The American Heritage College Dictionary (Fourth Edition)
3. Webster's New World Dictionary
英漢詞典
1. 英漢大詞典 上卷 A-L
2. 英漢大詞典 下卷 M-Z
3. 英漢大詞典(第二版)
4. 遠東漢英大辭典
5. 遠東漢英大辭典
6. 遠東漢英大辭典(簡明本)
7. Lin Yutang's Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage
8. Mathews' Chinese-English Dictionary (1960)
9. Mathews' Chinese-English Dictionary (1943)
The World Book Dictionary
1. The World Book Dictionary (A-K)
2. The World Book Dictionary (L-Z)
The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
1. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Volume I A-M (1933)
2. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Volume II N-Z (1933)
The Oxford classical Dictionary Series
1. A Dictionary of American Proverbs
2. A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
3. The Concise Oxford Companion to classical Literature
4. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English (Ninth Edition)
5. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English
6. The New Oxford Book of American Verse
7. The New Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1950
8. The Oxford Companion to American Law
9. The Oxford Companion to American Literature
10. The Oxford Companion to Art
11. The Oxford Companion to classical Literature
12. The Oxford Companion to English Literature
13. The Oxford Companion to Music
14. The Oxford Companion to Philosophy
15. The Oxford Companion to the Bible
16. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
17. The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
18. The Oxford Guide to the United States Government
19. The Oxford Thesaurus
The English Dialect Dictionary
1. The English Dialect Dictionary Volume I
2. The English Dialect Dictionary Volume II
3. The English Dialect Dictionary Volume III
4. The English Dialect Dictionary Volume IV
5. The English Dialect Dictionary Volume V
6. The English Dialect Dictionary Volume VI
Reader's Digest Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary
1. Reader's Digest Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary A-K
2. Reader's Digest Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary L-Z
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
1. A Dictionary of the English Language Volume I
2. A Dictionary of the English Language Volume II
Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English
1. Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English Volume I
2. Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English Volume II
發音詞典
1. A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English
2. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
3. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary
4. Merriam-Webster's Notebook Guide to Punctuation
5. The Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English
Oxford English Dictionary and Thesaurus Series
1. A User's Guide to the Oxford English Dictionary
2. Colour Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
3. Colour Oxford English Dictionary
4. Compact Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
5. Compact Oxford English Dictionary for Students
6. Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English (Third Edition)
7. Concise Oxford American Dictionary
8. Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Twelfth Edition)
9. Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary Volume I
10. Little Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
11. Little Oxford English Dictionary
12. Little Oxford Thesaurus
13. New Oxford American Dictionary (Third Edition)
14. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English (9th Edition)
15. Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English Volume I
16. Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English Volume II
17. Oxford Dictionary of English (Second Edition)
18. Oxford Dictionary of English (Third Edition)
19. Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series Volume 1
20. Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series Volume 2
21. Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series Volume 3
22. Oxford Paperback Thesaurus
23. Oxford Phrasal Verbs Dictionary for Learners of English
24. Oxford Thesaurus of English (Third Edition)
25. Paperback Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
26. Paperback Oxford English Dictionary
27. Paperback Oxford Large Print Dictionary
28. Pocket Oxford English Dictionary (Eleventh Edition)
29. Pocket Oxford Thesaurus
30. Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Volume I A-M(Sixth Edition)
31. Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Volume II N-Z(Sixth Edition)
32. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary Volume I A-O
33. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary Volume II P-Z
34. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary Volume III
35. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English (Ninth Edition)
36. The New Oxford Dictionary of English (First Edition)
37. The New Oxford Dictionary of English (2001)
38. The Oxford American Large Print Dictionary
39. The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words
40. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume I
41. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume II
42. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume III
43. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume IV
44. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume V
45. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume VI
46. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume VII
47. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume VIII
48. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume IX
49. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume X
50. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XI
51. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XII
52. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XIII
53. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XIV
54. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XV
55. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XVI
56. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XVII
57. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XVIII
58. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XIX
59. The Oxford English Dictionary Volume XX
60. The Paperback Oxford English Dictionary
牛津詞典系列
1. A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Second Edition)
2. Brave New Words The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction
3. Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
4. Illustrated Oxford Dictionary
5. New Oxford Spelling Dictionary
6. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English (7th edition)
7. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English
8. Oxford Illustrated Dictionary (1962)
9. Oxford Illustrated Dictionary (1981)
10. Oxford Illustrated Dictionary
11. Oxford Picture Dictionary
12. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English (Fifth Edition)
13. The Oxford classical Dictionary (First Edition)
14. The Oxford classical Dictionary
15. The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors
16. The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
17. The Oxford Dictionary of Music
韋氏詞典系列
1. DK Merriam-Webster Children's Dictionary
2. Dr. Webster's Complete Dictionary of the English Language
3. Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary
4. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia
5. Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
6. Merriam-Webster's Deluxe Dictionary
7. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of American Writers
8. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
9. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
10. Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
11. Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary
12. Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary
13. Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder
14. Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary
15. Noah Webster and the American Dictionary
16. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage
17. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
18. The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories
19. The New Lexicon Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
20. Webster's Biographical Dictionary
21. Webster's International Dictionary of the English Language
22. Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary
朗文詞典系列
1. Longman Active Study Dictionary (5th Edition)
2. Longman Advanced American Dictionary (2nd Edition)
3. Longman Basic English Dictionary
4. Longman Communication 9000 from LDOCE6
5. Longman Dictionary of American English (4th Edition)
6. Longman Dictionary of American English (5th Edition)
7. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (1st Edition)
8. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (Fourth Edition)
9. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (First edition)
10. Longman Dictionary of English Idioms
11. Longman Dictionary of Law
12. Longman Exams Dictionary
13. Longman Photo Dictionary (3rd Edition)
14. Longman Study Dictionary of American English
諺語與搭配詞典
1. A Dictionary of American Idioms
2. A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English Colloquialisms
3. A Practical Guide to Colloquial Idiom
4. Cambridge Phrasal Verbs Dictionary
5. Chambers Slang Dictionary
6. Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus
7. Color Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
8. Compact Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
9. Concise Oxford American Thesaurus
10. Concise Oxford Thesaurus
11. Garner's Modern American Usage
12. Longman Collocations Dictionary and Thesaurus
13. Longman Language Activator (Second Edition)
14. Longman Language Activator
15. Longman Phrasal Verbs Dictionary
16. Longman Thesaurus of American English
17. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
18. Merriam-Webster's School Thesaurus
19. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus
20. Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions
21. NTC's American Idioms Dictionary
22. NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
23. Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
24. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
25. Oxford Compact Thesaurus
26. Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
27. Oxford Idioms Dictionary for Learners of English
28. Oxford Learner's Dictionary of English Idioms
29. Oxford Learner's Thesaurus
30. Oxford Phrasal Verbs Dictionary for Learners of English
31. Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus
32. Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms
33. The American Heritage College Thesaurus
34. The American Heritage Essential Student Thesaurus
35. The American Heritage Roget's Thesaurus
36. The American Heritage Thesaurus
37. The Chambers Thesaurus
38. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
39. The New Oxford Thesaurus of English
40. The Oxford Compact Dictionary & Thesaurus
41. The Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs
42. The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
43. The Oxford Dictionary of Slang
44. The Synonym Finder
45. The Word Finder
46. Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
47. Webster's School Thesaurus
押韻詞典
1. Collins Rhyming Dictionary
2. Merriam-Webster's Rhyming Dictionary
以上便是自己這些年收藏的英文詞典,開始那些是世界一流詞典以及最新版本,後面一些如牛津詞典系列會與前面有些重復,盡可忽略。詞典的使用大家必須得配幾本紙質版本,如學習詞典與本土詞典,這是很有幫助的,高畫質電子版本只是方便攜帶,手機或者電腦以及iPad皆可以隨時隨地開啟翻閱與查詢,亦可以復制與搜尋,給外語學習帶來便利。
詞典給人帶來的樂趣還是挺多的,不光光是詞匯,主要還是每個詞匯的詞條用法,例證,這些在不同詞典裏面羅列都是各有特色,對比學習效果更佳。希望熱愛語言的書友朋友們可以選幾本自己喜歡的詞典,對於閱讀外文書籍亦或寫作與考試都會有大的幫助。勤查詢,多使用,這樣勝於無數老師,外語學習在沒有環境的條件下,詞典就是老師,就是給我們創造了學習氛圍,當然得是原版詞典,得閱讀英文釋義,這樣的效果是很愜意的。
最後分享3本很不錯的外語書籍:
RSC William Shakespeare Complete Works
RSC William Shakespeare and Others Collaborative Plays
Danae A Poem (【達娜厄】),有關希臘神話達娜厄的故事,是一首英文敘事長詩,Thomas Sturge Moore所創作。
作為一個愛書的人,從2017年至今收藏、整理與分類8665冊外文書籍(340.68G),自己紙質版本不算在內,個人心情充滿了喜怒哀樂,不過確實感謝這些精挑細選之書的陪伴,自己也不會感到無聊,亦有許多書友朋友與我交流溝通,這也是不錯的。須知參差多型乃是生活的本源。
今天關於詞典方面的分享就談到這。