Longman Contemporary English Dictionary (English-English. English-Chinese Bilingual Edition) (Concise Edition)

Author: (English) Summers, translated by Zhu Yuan et al.
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features:
- Contains 80,000 entries, breaking traditional word boundaries by adding over 15,000 terms related to politics, history, geography, science, art, and culture, combining the functions of an English learning dictionary and an encyclopedia—globally innovative.
- Includes 2,000 newly added words from the 21st century to meet contemporary needs.
- 400 Cultural Notes explain important culturally related terms.
- 400 Usage notes provide detailed explanations of subtle differences between words and their correct usage.
- 11 Features introduce Western culture.
- 20 full-color insert pages.
- 20 Language Notes introduce pragmatics knowledge.
- Multi-page appendices help build a solid language foundation.
- Covers both British and American English.
- Bilingual printing with eye-catching layout.