一次词典修订仅仅是一系列词语。它也可以证明以英语为母语的人们是些什么人,以及我们如何看待自己。本周,《牛津英语词典》发布了对一部词典来说最能激动人心的通告:新词已经得到权衡和斟酌,并被加进这本历史词录。表面上,此次增补或许看起来仅仅是添加了一系列新词条和子词条。但那些已经存在足够长时间、因而能被收入《牛津英语词典》的词语包含的背景比看上去的更多。 A dictionary revision is just a series of words. It can also prove who the English-speaking people are and how we view ourselves. This week, the Oxford English Dictionary published the most exciting announcement for a dictionary: the new word has been weighed and taken into account and has been added to this historical quote. On the surface, this addition may seem to simply add a series of new terms and sub-terms. But those terms that have been present long enough to be included in the Oxford English Dictionary contain more background than they seem.