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Shakespeare Created A Language Revolution
莎士比亞:找不到合適詞匯？那就發明一個！
During his time as a writer, Shakespeare created over 1,700 new words and phrases.
在莎士比亞的寫作生涯中，他共創作出1700多個單詞和短語。
He had much more freedom than present day writers.
與當今的作家相比，莎翁愈顯自由奔放。
If he couldn’t think of a word, he would simply make one up.
若是找不出合適的詞匯，那就即興發明一個。
His most common technique was meshing two words together, like eyeball, moonbeam, or madcap.
最常見的手法就是將兩個單詞組合到一起，例如，眼球（eyeball）、月光（moonbeam）還有魯莽（madcap）。
Literature experts have estimated that Shakespeare had 24,000 words in his own personal vocabulary.
文學專家粗略估計，莎翁個人的語言詞匯量高達24000多個。
