书目

Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases:150th Anniversary Edition

内容简介

"Roget'sThesaurus"istheworld'smostfamousandtrustedword-finder.Firstpublishedin1852,ithasnowsoldover32millioncopiesworldwideandhasbecometheindispensabledeskcompanionforgenerationsofspeakersandwritersofEnglish.Unlikemostotherthesauruses,itgroupswordsthematicallyratherthaninastraightA-Zsequence,thusofferingthewriterandspeakeramuchmorecreativeandsubtlemeansoffindingnewwaystoexpresstheirthoughts:itisessentialforanyonewhowantstoimprovetheircommand,creativeuseandenjoymentofEnglish,andisperfectforcomposingspeeches,orforwritingallmannerofproseandpoetry.Itremains,definitively,awriter'sbestfriend."Roget'sThesaurus"ispartofthePenguinReferenceLibraryanddrawsonover70yearsofexperienceinbringingreliable,usefulandclearinformationtomillionsofreadersaroundtheworld-makingknowledgeeverybody'sproperty.

作者简介

GeorgeDavidsonisaformersenioreditorwithChambersHarrap.Inadditiontowritingdictionariesandthesauruses,heistheauthoroffivebooksonEnglishgrammar,usage,spellingandvocabulary.HelivesinEdinburgh.

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