基本信息出版社：Oxford University Press
页码：602 页
出版日期：2003年03月
ISBN：0192801252
条形码：9780192801258
版本：2003-03-27
装帧：平装
开本：32开 Pages Per Sheet
丛书名：Oxford Paperback Reference
外文书名：牛津简明寓言成语辞典

内容简介 Book Description
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable is a new reference work, providing a wealth of fascinating and informative background detail for over 10,000 phrases and allusions used in English today. Drawing from Oxford's unrivalled bank of language and quotation on-line resources, this highly browsable pot pourri of allusive terms includes entries from a broad range of topics, from classical mythology, history, religion, folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, philosophy, and popular culture. From African Eve to white van man, from Barbie doll and bunny boiler to the big bang theory, the dictionary gives reliable, up-to-date insights into the origin and history of words and phrases, with ample cross-referencing.

Book Dimension
Height (mm) 196 Width (mm) 129
作者简介 Elizabeth Knowles has been Managing Editor of Oxford Quotations Dictionaries since 1993 and is a historical lexicographer, having previously worked for ten years on the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.
目录
INTRODUCTION
DICTIONARY
EXAMPLES INCLUDE AFRICAN EVE, BLAIR BABES, CUSTER'S LAST STAND, FRIEND OF DOROTHY, GROUND ZERO, ORADOUR, RED QUEEN HYPOTHESIS, SHOOT THE MESSENGER, TROJAN HORSE
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