The 150-year-old Merriam Webster Dictionary adding more 21st century words and definitions. They range from things we can put in our mouths like Froyo, frozen yogurt and the pungent hot sauce Sriracha to things we can’t eat, like word salad, a symptom of a mental disorder, today�also ...
We’ll break down the words that are new to the dictionary, newly added, or newly revised (such as the AI sense ofhallucinate). Keep in mind that words that are new to the dictionary are not always new to the language (or even remotely recent), but their growth and change is just ...
句子主语是“Plenty of new words”,表示“许多新词”,谓语动词是“are ___ into the Oxford Dictionary”,表示“被添加到牛津词典中”。根据句意,新词是被添加进词典的,因此需要使用被动语态。被动语态的结构是“be + 过去分词”,所以应该填入动词“add”的过去分词形式“added”。 因此,答案是 added。反馈...
New words are constantly being evaluated, added, and defined in the dictionary. Find out about our newest word additions here.
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结果1 题目 Each year, a set of new words is added to the dictionary, ___ the changing tastes and habits of a nation. A. to reflect B. reflecting C. having reflected D. to have reflected 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 B 反馈 收藏 ...
New words selected by the dictionary are closely linked to social ___. Instead of being merely words, they are all cultural symbols. A. phenomenon B. permission C. personnel D. phenomena 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 【答案】D【解析】phenomenon(pl phenomena)现象,注意social前面没有冠词,所以这...
句意:2023年,《柯林斯词典》收录了许多像AI这样的新词。本句缺谓语动词,主语和动词之间是被动关系,即:新单词应是被添加到词典中;根据“in 2023”可知,时态为一般过去时,所以此处使用一般过去时的被动语态,主语“Many new words like AI”是复数,所以助动词使用were。故填were added。反馈...
time speed record,” addedPeter Sokolowskieditor-at-large at Merriam-Webster, who is also a host ofWord Matters.“People say, “How long does it take for a word to get into the dictionary?" Could be six or 10 or 60 years, it depends, but it was always measured in years until now....
Do you know that a new word is added to the dictionary every two hours? Have you ever wondered where do they get hold of so many new words from?