The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
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作者Merriam-Webster 著
出版社Merriam Webster
出版时间2000-04
版次1
装帧平装
货号9780877798507
上书时间2024-12-18
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作者
Merriam-Webster 著
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出版社
Merriam Webster
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出版时间
2000-04
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版次
1
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ISBN
9780877798507
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定价
30.00元
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装帧
平装
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开本
32开
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纸张
胶版纸
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页数
800页
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正文语种
英语
- 【内容简介】
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Fullyrevisededition!Anall-purposethesaurusatanattractiveprice.Morethan150,000synonyms,relatedwords,idiomaticphrases,nearantonyms,andantonyms.Abundantusageexamples.Alphabeticallyorganizedforeaseofuse.Briefdefinitionsdescribesharedmeanings.Findtherightwordtosayexactlywhatyoumean.Thisessentialreferencecontainsmorethan100,000synonyms,antonyms,relatedandcontrastedwords,andidiomaticphrases.Entriesarearrangedinasingle,sensiblealphabeticallist--soyoucanfindthewordyouwantwithoutstrugglingthroughcomplicatedindexes.
- 【作者简介】
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TheMerriambrothersdesiredacontinuityofeditorshipthatwouldlinkNoahWebster'seffortswiththeirowneditions,sotheyselectedChaunceyA.Goodrich,Webster'sson-in-lawandliteraryheir,whohadbeentrainedinlexicographybyWebsterhimself,tobetheireditorinchief.Webster'ssonWilliamalsoservedasaneditorofthatfirstMerriam-Websterdictionary,whichwaspublishedonSeptember24,1847.
AlthoughWebster'sworkwashonored,hisbigdictionarieshadneversoldwell.The1828editionwaspricedatawhopping$20;in13yearsits2,500copieshadnotsoldout.Similarly,the1841edition,onlyslightlymoreaffordableat$15,movedslowly.Assumingthatalowerpricewouldincreasesales,theMerriamsintroducedthe1847editionat$6,andalthoughWebster'sheirsinitiallyquestionedthismove,extraordinarysalesthatbroughtthem$250,000inroyaltiesovertheensuing25yearsconvincedthemthattheMerriams'decisionhadbeenabundantlysound.
ThefirstMerriam-Websterdictionarywasgreetedwithwideacclaim.PresidentJamesK.Polk,GeneralZacharyTaylor(herooftheMexicanWarandlaterpresidenthimself),31U.S.senators,andotherprominentpeoplehaileditunreservedly.In1850itsacceptanceasaresourceforstudentsbeganwhenMassachusettsorderedacopyforeveryschoolandNewYorkplacedasimilarorderfor10,000copiestobeusedinschoolsthroughoutthestate.Eventuallyschoolusewouldspreadthroughoutthecountry.InbecomingAmerica'smosttrustedauthorityontheEnglishlanguage,Merriam-Websterdictionarieshadtakenonaroleofpublicresponsibilitydemandedoffewotherpublishingcompanies.
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