1884 - Oxford Dictionary debuts 《牛津词典》首次亮相
February 1, 1884: The first portion, or fascicle, of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), considered the most comprehensive and accurate dictionary of the English language, is published. Today, the OED is the definitive authority on the meaning, pronunciation and history of over half a million English words, past and present.
1884 年 2 月 1 日：《牛津英语词典》（OED）的第一部分（或称分册）出版 ，该词典被认为是英语领域最全面、最准确的词典。如今 ，《 牛津英语词典》 已成为涵盖超过 50 万个英语词汇（包括过去和现在）含义 、发音和历史的权威词典 。
Plans for the dictionary began in 1857 when members of London’s Philological Society, who believed there were no up-to-date, error-free English dictionaries available, decided to produce one that would cover all vocabulary from the Anglo-Saxon period (1150 A.D.) to the present. Conceived of as a four-volume, 6,400-page work, it was estimated the project would take 10 years to finish. In fact, it took over 40 years until the 125th and final fascicle was published in April 1928 and the full dictionary was complete–at over 400,000 words and phrases in 10 volumes–and published under the title A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles.
这本词典的编纂计划始于1857年，当时伦敦语言学会的成员认为 ，当时并没有最新 、无错误的英语词典 ，于是决定编纂一本涵盖从盎格鲁-撒克逊时期（公元1150年）至今所有词汇的词典 。该词典最初设想为四卷本，共6400页 ，预计耗时10年完成。事实上 ，编纂工作耗时超过40年，直到1928年4月 ，第125卷（也是最后一卷）才得以出版 ，整部词典才得以完成——共10卷，收录超过40万个词汇和短语——并以《基于历史原则的新英语词典》为名出版 。
Unlike most English dictionaries, which only list present-day common meanings, the OED provides a detailed chronological history for every word and phrase, citing quotations from a wide range of sources, including classic literature and cookbooks. The OED is famous for its lengthy cross-references and etymologies. The verb “set” merits the OED’s longest entry, at approximately 60,000 words and detailing over 430 uses. No sooner was the OED finished than editors began updating it. A supplement, containing new entries and revisions, was published in 1933 and the original dictionary was reprinted in 12 volumes and officially renamed the Oxford English Dictionary.
与大多数仅列出当今常见含义的英语词典不同，《牛津英语词典》为每个单词和短语提供了详细的时间顺序历史 ，并引用了来自各种来源的引文 ，包括古典文学和烹饪书籍 。《牛津英语词典》以其冗长的交叉引用和词源而闻名。动词“set ”是《牛津英语词典》中最长的词条，约有 6 万个单词 ，详细列出了 430 多种用法 。《牛津英语词典》刚完成 ，编辑们就开始对其进行更新 。包含新词条和修订的增补版于 1933 年出版，原版词典重印了 12 卷 ，并正式更名为《牛津英语词典》。
Between 1972 and 1986, an updated 4-volume supplement was published, with new terms from the continually evolving English language plus more words and phrases from North America, Australia, the Caribbean, New Zealand, South Africa and South Asia.
1972 年至 1986 年间 ，出版了更新的 4 卷补充材料，其中包含不断发展的英语中的新术语以及来自北美、澳大利亚 、加勒比地区 、新西兰、南非和南亚的更多单词和短语 。
In 1984, Oxford University Press embarked on a five-year, multi-million-dollar project to create an electronic version of the dictionary. The effort required 120 people just to type the pages from the print edition and 50 proofreaders to check their work. The online version of the dictionary has been active since 2000.
1984年 ，牛津大学出版社启动了一项为期五年 、耗资数百万美元的项目 ，旨在制作该词典的电子版 。这项工作仅涉及120人负责打印印刷版的页面，并需要50名校对员进行校对。该词典的在线版本自2000年起开始运营。
At a whopping 20 volumes weighing over 137 pounds, it would reportedly take one person 120 years to type all 59 million words in the OED.
《牛津英语辞典》多达 20 卷 ，重量超过 137 磅 ，据报道，一个人需要花 120 年的时间才能将《牛津英语辞典》中的全部 5900 万个单词打出来 。
Key Wordsfascicle: ['fæsikl] n. a separately published installment of a book or other printed work 分卷，分册
Philology: n. the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages 语文学, 语言学
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