A Pocket Dictionary of Common and New English Words in the 21st Century

Author: Mao Ronggui / Zhang Renxian, Editors
Publisher:
Publication Date: 2001-07-01
Features: Practical, Innovative, Concise, Accurate
Includes 20,000 Common English Terms
2500 New English Words Selected Based on Computer Corpus
This dictionary is a practical reference book compiled for high school and university students, general English workers, and readers with intermediate or basic English proficiency at the turn of the new millennium. The book contains approximately 20,000 English entries, most of which are common vocabulary, along with a selection of specialized terms from fields such as science and technology and business and trade. During the compilation process, the editors adhered to the principles of practicality and innovation, ensuring that the layout is clear and the definitions are accurate, concise, and easy to understand. To help readers grasp the meanings and usage of words, the book includes a number of fixed phrases and idiomatic expressions.
One of the greatest features of this dictionary is the inclusion of a large number of newly emerging words in recent years. Another distinctive feature is the scientific selection of common vocabulary.