由英国语言学会编纂的《牛津大辞典》历来被人称为英语的权威辞典.全书共分13卷,收词汇50万个,对每一个词的出处及其历史演变,都按着年代顺序一一排列,并加以注释.该辞典自1858年开始收集资料.1878年正式编辑,按英语字母顺序逐册出版,最后一册于1933年问世,前后历时75年.从1884年第一册 The Oxford Dictionary compiled by the British Language Institute has long been known as the English authoritative dictionary.The book is divided into 13 volumes, received 500000 words, the source of each word and its historical evolution, according to chronological eleven Arranged and annotated.The dictionaries have collected information since 1858. The official edition in 1878, published in alphabetical order by volume, the last one was published in 1933, which lasted 75 years from the first volume of 1884