这十八个英语冷知识，你听说过吗
<p>1. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="e">e</span>".</p><p>1、英语里最常见的字母是“<span word="e">e</span>”。</p><p>2. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="consonant">consonant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="r">r</span>", <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> "<span word="t">t</span>".</p><p>2、英语里最常见的辅音字母是“<span word="r">r</span>”，接着是“<span word="t">t</span>”。</p><p>3. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="in">in</span> "-<span word="gry">gry</span>". <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="angry">angry</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="hungry">hungry</span>".</p><p>3、当代英语只有“<span word="angry">angry</span>”和“<span word="hungry">hungry</span>”两个单词是以“<span word="gry">gry</span>”结尾的。</p><p>4. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> "<span word="bookkeeper">bookkeeper</span>" (<span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> "<span word="bookkeeping">bookkeeping</span>") <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="unhyphenated">unhyphenated</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="like">like</span> "<span word="sweet">sweet</span>-<span word="toothed">toothed</span>", <span word="require">require</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hyphen">hyphen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="readable">readable</span>.</p><p>4、“<span word="bookkeeper">bookkeeper</span>”这个单词(还有与之相关的“<span word="bookkeeping">bookkeeping</span>”)是唯一一个不带连字符、有三对连续重复字母的单词。还有一个类似的单词是“<span word="sweet">sweet</span>-<span word="toothed">toothed</span>”，但它需要用连字符连接以确保能读出来。</p><p>5. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> "<span word="triskaidekaphobia">triskaidekaphobia</span>" <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> 13". <span word="This">This</span> <span word="superstition">superstition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="paraskevidekatriaphobia">paraskevidekatriaphobia</span>", <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13<span word="th">th</span>".</p><p>5、有个词叫“<span word="triskaidekaphobia">triskaidekaphobia</span>”，意思是“对数字13的极度恐惧”。这种迷信也和“<span word="paraskevidekatriaphobia">paraskevidekatriaphobia</span>”这个词有关，意思是“害怕13号正好是礼拜五的那天”。</p><p>6. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> "<span word="s">s</span>" <span word="than">than</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>.</p>
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