English-Chinese Dictionary - Chinese-English Dictionary - Foreign Language Society (New Version)

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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The "Chinese-English Dictionary" has the following characteristics in word selection:
1. Includes many new words. Based on the characteristics of the times, it collects some new things that people often encounter, such as notebooks (computers), the Internet, etc.
2. Includes many common professional terms. Some words are quite specialized and are only included in large reference books. However, with the development of media and the popularization of knowledge, many highly specialized terms have become common topics of conversation and frequently appear in newspapers and magazines. These words are increasingly used and are therefore a key focus of this dictionary, such as euthanasia, genes, and nanotechnology.
3. Includes many colloquial idioms. Some colloquial expressions in Chinese are often not included in other Chinese-English dictionaries because these idioms are neither suitable for formal contexts nor easy to compile. Although this dictionary is small, it has made certain efforts in this regard. When these words, the principle followed is to use idiomatic English expressions as English translations, i.e., free translation. At the same time, direct translations that accurately match the form and meaning are also included.
4. Appropriately includes some proper nouns. Proper nouns are often not included in small reference books. This dictionary appropriately includes some common proper nouns to facilitate reader use.
"English-Chinese Dictionary": This dictionary includes over 20,000 entries. The principle for selecting entries is: words with high frequency and common usage in daily life and work. Considering that the target audience is primarily students, entries for obscure words and less common meanings of words are not included or explained in this dictionary. Given that American English is more widely encountered and used in today's society, we referred more to this material during the compilation process, highlighting American cultural background and characteristics in definitions and example sentences. For highly specialized terms, the dictionary specially notes their scope of application. Additionally, the usage methods and grammatical features of the words are reflected as much as possible in the example sentences.