Dictionary
詞典
A dictionary is a reference book that focuses on defining words and phrases, including multiple meanings.
詞典是一種參考書,主要給詞和詞組下定義,并包括多種含義。
The most frequently used dictionary is a language dictionary that includes the majority of frequently used words in a language.
最常見的詞典是包含一門語言中大部分常用詞的語言類詞典,
Language dictionaries are made for different types of users:
這類字典針對不同的讀者而編寫:
scholars, office workers, schools, and second language learners.
學者,辦公室人員,學校,二語學習者。
There are many competing dictionaries put out by different companies.
很多由不同公司出版的詞典很具有競爭力,
Not only do they have different forms-paperback, hardback, and online editions-but they differ in other ways.
它們不僅裝訂形式不一,有平裝本,精裝本以及在線版本,在很多方面也有不同。
Each company, for example, uses its own version of phonetic respelling based on the research done by its experts.
例如,每家公司都使用由自己的專家研發的語音重拼法。
Other differences between dictionaries show up in other features.
詞典的不同還體現在其他特色上。
Many dictionaries include their experts' guidance on grammar, usage, and the history of the language.
很多詞典含有其專家對語法,用法,語言史的指導意見。
Definitions differ slightly, and sample sentences may be the work of the editorial staff or taken from real-world usage,
定義的區別不大,例句可能是編輯人員編寫的,又或者取自真實生活,
perhaps the first known written use.
很有可能是最早已知的書面用法。