朱祖延先生主编的《汉语成语大词典》问世以来受到人们的称赞。这本大词典收成语约一万七千条,是迄今为止收成语最多的一本。它的最大特色表现在:成语成串以见其源流;语义分列以展现其发展脉络;资料丰富以显示其不同形态和种种用法。这本成语大词典将与主条在含义上或结构上有密切关联的条目串在一起,按语形语义和主条的远近关系排列,形成条目群,成为体例上的一大特色。如主条“粉身碎骨”之下集中 The “Chinese Idioms Dictionary” edited by Mr. Zhu Zuyan has been praised by people since its publication. About 17,000 words are spoken in this dictionary, which is by far the most adopted language. Its greatest characteristics are as follows: idioms are clustered to see their origins; semantics are divided to show their development context; data are abundant to show their different forms and uses. This dictionary of idioms will be linked together with entries that are closely related to the meaning or structure of the main verses. According to the linguistic semantics and the proximity of the main verses, they form an entry group and become a major feature of style. If the main article is “concentrated”