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Whats the most beautiful word in the English language? Different people, using various criteria, will give a slew of answers. 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。 Surveying more than 7,000 English speakers in 46 countries, the British Council decided on motheran unglamorous word, yet one that conveys comfort and the deepness of human relationships. Others on their list include concepts, like liberty and tranquility, or expressions, as in smile. 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mother(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liberty(自由)、tranquility(宁静)，表情类词汇如smile(微笑)。 Robert Beard, a former linguistics professor at Bucknell University, also created his own list of beautiful words. Through careful research, he determined 100 English words that people seem to like most though may not use frequently. Some eccentric yet notable words include ailurophile, inglenook, and Susquehanna. 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：ailurophile(极爱猫的人)、inglenook(火炉边)、Susquehanna(萨斯奎汉纳美国东海岸的一条主要河流)。 | 
