词典编者在考虑编写一部新词典的时候,面临着许多一上手就要碰到的基本问题,如打算收多少词条及收哪些词条,在给一个词下定义时要考虑到哪些意义,如何安排义项以及怎样来举例说明词的用法等。当然,他的决定还得部分地取决于词典的规模、对象以及出版家的投资金额等一些非语言因素的考虑。但是,有一件事是词典编者所必须仔细研究的,那就是他所准备 When considering compiling a new dictionary, the lexicographer is confronted with many basic questions that it is necessary to start with, such as how many terms to collect and which terms to collect, what to consider when defining a term, How to arrange the meaning and how to illustrate the usage of the word. Of course, his decision depends in part on the non-verbal considerations of the size of the dictionary, the amount of money invested by the audience and the publisher. However, one thing that the dictionary editor must study carefully is that he prepared