致英语控：世界上最美丽的英文单词是哪个？
<p> <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>? <span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slew">slew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>.</p><p> 英语中最美丽的英语单词是哪个?这个评定标准真可谓百家争鸣、答案不一。</p><p> <span word="Surveying">Surveying</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 7,000 <span word="English">English</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="in">in</span> 46 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mother">mother</span><span word="an">an</span> <span word="unglamorous">unglamorous</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="conveys">conveys</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deepness">deepness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="concepts">concepts</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="liberty">liberty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tranquility">tranquility</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>.</p><p> 英国文化委员会对46个国家7000多个说英语的人做了调查，最后决定选择<span word="mother">mother</span>(母亲)一词，这是一个很单调不浪漫、但却传达了舒适感和人际关系的深度的单词。其他上榜的还包括概念性词汇，如<span word="liberty">liberty</span>(自由)、<span word="tranquility">tranquility</span>(宁静)，表情类词汇如<span word="smile">smile</span>(微笑)。</p><p> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Beard">Beard</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="linguistics">linguistics</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Bucknell">Bucknell</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> 100 <span word="English">English</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="eccentric">eccentric</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="ailurophile">ailurophile</span>, <span word="inglenook">inglenook</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Susquehanna">Susquehanna</span>.</p><p> 巴克内尔大学语言学前教授罗伯特-比尔德，也列出了自己认为很美丽的单词列表。他通过仔细研究，确定了大概100个人们可能最喜欢但并不常用的英语单词。其中不乏有一些让人感觉怪异却引人注目的单词包括：<span word="ailurophile">ailurophile</span>(极爱猫的人)、<span word="inglenook">inglenook</span>(火炉边)、<span word="Susquehanna">Susquehanna</span>(萨斯奎汉纳美国东海岸的一条主要河流)。</p>
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