【雅思真题词汇】 剑桥五《Johnson’s dictionary》part1

剑桥雅思考试全真试题5—TEST1—1
     Johnson’s dictionary （1）

1）bringing some order to the chaos of English spelling
    chaos：混乱；杂乱

2）dictionaries compiled by a certain Robert Cawdray
    compile：汇编 ; 编辑
    Alphabetical：按字母表顺序的
    certain 某某，某位

3）Cawdray's tended to concentrate on ‘scholarly’ words
    concentrate：集中
    scholarly：博学的; 学问精深的; 学术水平高的；学术上的

4）one function of the dictionary was to enable its student to convey an impression of fine learning.
    convey：传达 , 传递，表达

5）the rise of dictionaries is associated with the rise of the English, middle class, who were anxious to define and circumscribe the various worlds to conquer -lexical as well as social and commercial.
    circumscribe：在 ... 周围画线，限定
    conquer：克服，征服，战胜
    lexical：词汇的

6）It is highly appropriate that Dr Samuel Johnson, the very model of an eighteenth-century literary man
    highly：非常，很，高度地
    appropriate：适当的 , 恰当的

7）Johnson was a poet and critic who raised common sense to the heights of genius
    critic：批评家，评论家
    genius：天才

8）Up until his time, the task of producing a dictionary on such a large scale had seemed impossible without the establishment of an academy to make decisions about right and wrong usage
    Up until：直到, 到 ... 为止
    Time：时期；时代；年代
    Academy：学会、协会
    Usage：（词语的）用法，惯用法
    single-handed：一个人的，单独的，独力的。eg:he would do it single-handed

9）Johnson signed the contract for the Dictionary with the bookseller Robert Dosley
    contract：合同 , 契约
    bookseller：书商
    installment：分期付款

10）Johnson himself was stationed on a rickety chair
    station：驻扎 , 部署
    rickety：不牢靠的 , 不稳固的
    garret：顶层房间 ; （尤指）阁楼
    biographer：传记作者
    Elizabethan：伊利莎白女王时代

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