英語學習：英語佳句閱讀欣賞

The Collins English Dictionary is a printed and online dictionary of English. It is published by HarperCollins inGlasgow.

The first edition of the dictionary, in 1979, with Patrick Hanks as editor and Lawrence Urdang as editorial director, was the first British dictionary to use the full power of computer databases and typesetting in its preparation. This meant that, for instance, subject editors could control separate definitions of the same word and the results could be blended into the result, rather than one editor being responsible for a word.

By the third edition, they increasingly used the Bank of English established by Hanks at COBUILD to provide typical definitions rather than examples composed by the lexicographer.

柯林斯詞典：柯林斯英語大詞典是一本權威的英語詞典，內含118000條詞彙，220xx0條相關解釋，及時收錄全球各地區常用的新詞、方言。

附：Collins 20xx Word of the Year Shortlist

Posted by Rachel Quin @ Thursday 02 November 20xx

Fake news has been announced as the Collins Word of the Year 20xx. Discover the rest of the words in this year's shortlist.

Fake news

noun: false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting

Antifa 反法西斯主義

noun: (1) a antifascist organization (2) a member of a antifascist organization adjective: (3) involving, belonging to, or relating to a antifascist organisation

反法西斯主義：用作名詞時指的是反法西斯組織或其成員;

用作形容詞時指參與、屬於、或與反法西斯組織相關

反法西斯主義並不是一個新興詞彙。它最早出現在19世紀20xx年代的歐洲大陸，當時的主張是反對極端民族主義和強權政府。二戰後，反法西斯運動的內涵和方式發生了變化。現代反法西斯主義政治可以追溯到上世紀70年代和80年代對英國排外主義浪潮以及英國白人至上主義文化興起的抵抗 。

Corbynmania 科爾賓狂熱

noun: fervent enthusiasm for Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the UK Labour Party

沒有念過大學，從未擔任過高階職位，歲數也比其他候選人大20歲——“黑馬”傑里米·科爾賓在20xx夏天當選為工黨的新領導人，引爆英國政壇。他於20xx年連任，參與20xx英國大選，他的高人氣掀起了一場巨大的政治運動，被英國媒體稱為“科爾賓狂熱”。

Cuffing season 抱抱季

noun: the period of autumn and winter, when single people are considered likely to seek settled relationships rather than engage in casual affairs

單身男女在冬季尋找伴侶、但不一定發展為長期戀愛的現象