趣说英语：那些你不知道的英语词汇小秘密
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="shortest">shortest</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="Go">Go</span>”.</p><p>英语里由一个单词组成的最短的完整的句子就是“<span word="GO">GO</span>”。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</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="is">is</span> “<span word="town">town</span>”.</p><p>英语里最有年头的一个词是“<span word="town">town</span>(城镇)”。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="till">till</span> 1880<span word="s">s</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="pants">pants</span>” <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="indecent">indecent</span>.</p><p>在英国19世纪80年代以前，说“<span word="pants">pants</span>(裤子)”这个词都会被人家认为不礼貌。(裤子好命苦~)</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="goodbye">goodbye</span>” <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> “<span word="God">God</span> <span word="bye">bye</span>”, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> “<span word="God">God</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>”.</p><p>“<span word="goodbye">goodbye</span>(再见)”这个词其实是由“<span word="God">God</span> <span word="bye">bye</span>”演变而来，而“<span word="God">God</span> <span word="bye">bye</span>”又演变自“<span word="God">God</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>”。</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</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="is">is</span> “<span word="pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis">pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis</span>”. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="plural">plural</span>, “<span word="pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokonioses">pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokonioses</span>”.</p><p>牛津字典里收录的最长单词是“<span word="pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis">pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis</span>(硅酸盐沉着病就是传说中的矽肺病)”。而唯一可以与其匹敌的就是这个词的复数形式“<span word="pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokonioses">pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokonioses</span>”。(这么长!!学医的人伤不起啊!!)</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="definitions">definitions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="set">set</span>”.</p>
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