Longman Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary

Author: Pearson Education Ltd.
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: The Longman Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary is a meticulously crafted dictionary designed for intermediate to advanced English learners, featuring the following key characteristics:
1) Rich content, with 84,000+ headwords, offering both breadth and depth;
2) Simple and easy-to-understand definitions, utilizing the application of vocabulary control theory, where 2,000 basic words explain 84,000+ entries, making the content accessible and insightful;
3) Focus on spoken language, extensively including common colloquial expressions and frequently encountered issues in spoken English;
4) Strong self-learning features, providing essential information such as word collocations, usage notes, and spoken/written labels to help learners comprehensively improve their English proficiency;
5) Content based on four major corpora, including the "Longman Spoken American Corpus" (thelongmanspolenamericancorpus) with 5 million words, the "Longman Written American Corpus" (thelongmanwrittenamericancorpus) with 50 million words, the "Linguistic Data Consortium" (thelinguisticdatacon-sorium) with 85 million words, and the "Longman Learners Corpus" (thelongmanlearnerscorpus) with 10 million words.
The encyclopedic entries in this dictionary compile a wealth of encyclopedic knowledge, covering areas such as cultural customs, geographical overviews, biographical sketches, literary allusions, science and technology, religious beliefs, historical events, and important organizations, thereby opening a window for readers to understand Western society and culture.
To facilitate English learners, the authors have retained the American International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) from the original English version while also adding the more familiar British IPA. The English version of the Longman Advanced English Dictionary has been widely praised by experts worldwide specializing in English teaching. It is believed that the launch of this English-Chinese bilingual edition will also benefit Chinese educators, students, and English learners.
The dictionary includes over 84,000 entries, featuring newly coined words and meanings reflecting the latest linguistic developments. It also contains more than 4,000 encyclopedic terms covering various fields such as culture, history, science, and art.