很多字典都會告訴很多關於語言的東西.其中3個是特別重要的.那就是拼寫,發音和含義.
The first and most obvious thing is that a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a word. If you’re not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order- a, b,
首先,也是最明顯的,字典會告訴妳壹個單詞的拼寫.如果妳不確定壹個單詞的拼寫是否正確,妳可以試著在字典裏找到正確的拼寫.單詞是按照字母順序a,b,c…排列的.
c, and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word “poor” – p, o, o, r- comes before “poverty” – p, o, v, e, r, t, y and the word “poverty” comes say the word “power” – p, o, w, e, r. The words are always given in alphabetical order.
例如： 在字典中的壹頁,單詞“poor”-p-o-o-r,排在了“poverty”-p-o-v-e-r-t-y的前面,而單詞“poverty”排在了“power”-p-o-w-e-r的前面.所有的單詞都是按照字母順序排列的.
The second thing a dictionary will tell you is pronunciation. Most dictionaries give the pronunciation of a word in a special kind of alphabet. This special alphabet is called a phonetic, or sound alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you generally behind a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.
第二,字典會告訴妳單詞的發音.很多字典都會用特殊的字母告訴妳壹個但是的發音.這種特殊的字母叫做音標,或者叫做發音字母.音標的拼寫通常會告訴妳單詞是如何發音的.音標有很多種,許多字典都采用國際音標還表示發音.
The third thing a dictionary will tell you is the meanings of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will explain all of the word’s meanings.
第三,字典會告訴妳單詞的含義.妳可以查到壹個單詞,然後知道它的意思.許多單詞都有多個含義,壹本好的字典會解釋壹個單詞的所有含義.
For example, in English the common word “get” has over 20 different meanings. The meaning, of course, depends on the sentence in which the word is used.
例如：在英語裏,“get”這個很普通的詞,卻擁有超過20種不同的含義.當然,單詞的含義應該放在具體的句子裏去理解.
These three things- spelling, pronunciation, and meanings- are some of the important facts that you learn from dictionaries.
這三點,拼寫,發音和含義是妳可以從字典裏學到的最重要的東西.