莎士比亚发明的是个常用单词盘点
<p>威廉·莎士比亚不仅是英国有史以来最伟大的剧作家，他对英语的贡献也许只有马丁路德之于德语、普希金之于俄语才能相比。</p><p>除了为英语增添“<span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>”这样的名句，莎士比亚还首创了约1700个单词，占他作品中的单词总数的10%。他从拉丁语等外语中借鉴了许多外来词，还改变了一些词语的词性。某种程度上看，如果不是他，雅思、托福、<span word="GRE">GRE</span>的词汇书可能会薄上不少呦!</p><p>以下是由莎士比亚发明，至今仍被广泛使用的10个英文单词：</p><p><span word="Addiction">Addiction</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 嗜好</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="bonfires">bonfires</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="revels">revels</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="addiction">addiction</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>跳舞的跳舞，放焰火的放焰火，每一个人都可以随他自己的高兴尽情欢乐。</p><p>——《奥赛罗》第二幕第二场</p><p><span word="Cold">Cold</span>-<span word="blooded">blooded</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>. 冷血的</p><p><span word="Thou">Thou</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>-<span word="blooded">blooded</span> <span word="slave">slave</span>.</p><p>你这冷血的奴才。</p><p>——《约翰王》第三幕第一场</p><p><span word="Dawn">Dawn</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 黎明</p><p><span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span>.</p><p>第二天天一亮。</p><p>——《亨利五世》第四幕第一场</p><p><span word="Eyeball">Eyeball</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 眼球，眼珠</p><p><span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="thine">thine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>, <span word="invisible">invisible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="eyeball">eyeball</span> <span word="else">else</span>.”</p>
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