PocketPoshWordPower:120WordsthatAreFuntoSay

作者 Wordnik著
出版社 AndrewsMcMeelPublishing
出版时间 2011年5月
ISBN 9781449401405
定价 58.70

内容简介

Fromabsquatulatetozoilisttowordsfoundinbetween(suchashullabaloo,phantasmagorical,andobstreperous),PocketPoshWordPower:120WordsThatAreFuntoSayoffersalistofsmile-inducingwordsthatwillraiseeveryone'sspiritsalongwiththeirwordpower.ThisPocketPoshWordPowercollectionpromisesagargantuanvocabularyboostinsideaneffortlesslyportable,ergonomicpackagethatfeaturesfuncoverembellishments,anelasticbandclosure,andaconvenientlay-flatbinding.Inaddition,eachentryprovidespronunciation,partofspeech,definition,usageinasentence,andetymologyinformation.

作者简介

Wordnikisaplaceforallthewords,andeverythingknownaboutthem.Theirgoalistoshowyouasmuchinformationaspossible,asfastastheycanfindit,foreverywordinEnglish,andtogiveyouaplacewhereyoucanmakeyourownopinionsaboutwordsknown.Traditionaldictionariesmakeyouwaituntilthey'vefoundwhattheyconsidertobe"enough"informationaboutawordbeforetheywillshowittoyou.Wordnikknowsyoudon'twanttowait.BeforefoundingWordnik,ErinMcKeaneditedTheNewOxfordAmericanDictionary.ShecontinuestoserveastheeditorofthelanguagequarterlyVerbatimandistheauthorofmultiplebooks,includingThat'sAmoreandtheentireWeirdandWonderfulWordsseries.Shemaintainsmultipleblogs,including"ADressaDay"and"DictionaryEvangelist."

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