商品簡介
Did you know that babble is literally baby talk? Or that people used to love bullies? The Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins describes the genesis and development of thousands of words and phrases in the English language, unveiling the stories behind many of our most curious expressions. This engrossing volume is an illuminating read for anyone interested in the English language.
`A treasure (from the Greem `thesauros', treasure, store or storehouse) Trove (past participle of an Anglo-Norman verb meaning `to find') of verbal wonders.'
作者簡介
Julia Cresswell is an experienced author and researcher who worked on the 4th edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.
