插图字典并无新奇之处,就许多事物而言,用绘画或图解显然比用语言叙述更能使读者了解其形状和功用。但是,在各种牛津字典中,由于定义成了这样高度的艺术,所以一向不用插图,而这还是第一次采用。和以前出版的牛津字典一样,这部插图字典也作了长期准备;它在第二次世界大战前就已化了几年时间,并且经过四位编辑之手方才完成。正如出版者所指出的,这本字典“着重于注释单 There is no novelty in illustration dictionaries, and for many things it is clear that painting or illustration clearly gives readers a better understanding of their shape and function than narratives. However, in various Oxford dictionaries, since definition was such a high degree of art, illustrations were never used, and this was the first time it was adopted. Like its earlier Oxford dictionary, the illustration dictionary was also prepared long-term; it took years before World War II and was done by four editors. As the publisher points out, this dictionary "focuses on the notes