未来的——下一世纪的——英语单语词典,将比二十世纪的词典好得多。所有研究语言的人都注意到:语言总是在变化着的。某些观察家认为:语言正变得越来越完善。跟着将得出下列结论:如果词典编纂者继续善于观察现代英语,他们的词典将编得越来越好。但是这不是对未来的期望提供特别强有力的根据的理由。 The Future - Next Century - English Monolingual Dictionaries will be much better than the twentieth century dictionaries. All people who study the language have noticed: the language is always changing. Some observers think the language is getting better and better. The following conclusions follow: If lexicographers continue to be adept at observing modern English, their dictionaries will be compiled better and better. But this is not a reason for providing particularly strong grounds for future expectations.